Logic in Reverse Redux
Illegitimate Argumentative Moves in the Arabic, Byzantine, Hebrew and Latin Medieval Traditions
Welcome to Logic in Reverse
Bad arguments have long intrigued scholars. Although interest in fallacies and critical thinking has recently grown, mediaeval fallacy theory is often overlooked. It is commonly believed that, after Aristotle, fallacy studies stagnated until revived by thinkers like those at Port Royal and John Locke. Supported by the ERC, the RevLogRedux project challenges this misleading narrative by examining mediaeval argumentative practices across the Arabic, Greek East, Hebrew and Latin West traditions. The project aims to provide a more accurate account of fallacy theory development, establish a foundation for improved classification and assessment of argumentation, and develop a computational infrastructure with a virtual research environment to manage complex data.
Traditions
RevLogR’s most ambitious objective is to deliver the first comprehensive, fine-grained, transferable, and portable reconstruction of medieval fallacy theories, covering the full scope of the four medieval traditions.
Arabic, Byzantine, Hebrew and Latin medieval investigations into fallacies.
