| Code of Conduct: Non-Normal((It has come to our attention that this notion has been grossly misinterpreted by several individuals. This misinterpretation consists, in sum, in equating //"non-normal"// with //"polar opposite of normal."// This would appear to demonstrate a problematic grasp of rationality and logical deduction, to say the least. "Non-normal" implies exclusively "**absence of normal**," just as "non-door" is merely a negation equating to "absence of door" – and nowhere suggests a positive entity that is conceived somehow as being a "polar opposite of door." Those who have (and it would appear wilfully and intentionally) misconstrued the notion of "non-normal" are requested to reread, first, Aristotle's //Logic// and the //Summa Logicae// of William of Ockham, then proceed with Boole's //The Mathematical Analysis of Logic//, Fregge's //Begriffsschrift//, and finally the //Principia Mathematica//, in order to refamiliarise themselves with the foundational principles of logical negation.)) | Code of Conduct: Non-Normal((It has come to our attention that this notion has been grossly misinterpreted by several individuals. __This misinterpretation consists, in sum, in equating //"non-normal conduct"// with //"polar opposite of normal conduct"//__, and would seem to demonstrate a problematic grasp of rationality and logical deduction, to say the least. "Non-normal" implies exclusively "**absence of normal**," just as "non-door" is merely a negation equating to "absence of door," and nowhere suggests a positive entity that is somehow conceived of as being the "polar opposite of door." Those who have (and it would appear wilfully and intentionally) misconstrued the notion of "non-normal conduct" are requested to reread, first, Aristotle's //Logic// and the //Summa Logicae// of William of Ockham, then proceed with Boole's //The Mathematical Analysis of Logic//, Fregge's //Begriffsschrift//, and finally the //Principia Mathematica//, in order to refamiliarise themselves with the foundational principles of logical negation.)) |
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