[FOM] January 14, 2020 - 2nd edition of the World Logic Day - Under the auspices of UNESCO

[jean-yves beziau]

After  the adoption of  January 14 as the World Logic Day by the Executive
Council of UNESCO on  October 17, 2019,  January 14 was officially
proclaimed as the World Logic Day at the 40th session of the General
Conference of  UNESCO in Paris,  November 12-27, 2019.
See below extracts of the text, related to the paper reporting the first
edition celebrated in about 60 localities all around the world:
1st World Logic Day: 14 January 2019
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11787-019-00221-5
We encourage everybody to organize a celebration of the World Logic Day on
January 14 2020 under the auspices of UNESCO.
Info about all the celebrations will be gathered in a single webpage with
links to all the celebrations in the world as it was done for the 1st
edition.
http://logica-universalis.org/wld
Here one of them already announced:
https://epimenides.usal.es/?q=en/programa-2020
Best Wishes
Jean-Yves Beziau
Editor-in-Chief Logica Universalis
President of the Brazilian Academy of Philosophy
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1. The ability to think is one of the most defining features of humankind.
In different cultures, the definition  of  humanity  is  associated  with
concepts  such  as  consciousness,  knowledge  and  reason.  According to
the classic western tradition, human beings are defined as “rational” or
“logical animals”. Logic,  as  the  investigation  on  the  principles  of
reasoning,  has  been  studied  by  many  civilizations  throughout
history  and,  since  its  earliest  formulations,  logic  has  played  an
important  role  in  the  development of philosophy and the sciences.
2. Despite its undeniable relevance to the development of knowledge,
sciences and technologies, there  is  little  public  awareness  on  the
importance  of  logic.  The  proclamation  of  World  Logic  Day  by
UNESCO, in association with the International Council for Philosophy and
Human Sciences (CIPSH), intends to bring the intellectual history,
conceptual significance and practical implications of logic to the
attention of interdisciplinary science communities and the broader public.
3. A dynamic  and  global  annual  celebration  of  World  Logic  Day
aims  at  fostering  international  cooperation,  promoting  the
development  of  logic,  in  both  research  and  teaching,  supporting
the  activities of associations, universities and other institutions
involved with logic, and enhancing public understanding  of  logic  and
its  implications  for  science,  technology  and  innovation.
Furthermore,  the  celebration of World Logic Day can also contribute to
the promotion of a culture of peace, dialogue and mutual understanding,
based on the advancement of education and science
4. On  14 January  2019,  the  first  World  Logic  Day  was  celebrated
as  an  initiative  of  universities,  research  institutes,  foundations
and  associations  active  in  the  fields  of  mathematics,  philosophy,
computer sciences, engineering, economics and cognitive sciences. The
existence of these networks, and their commitment to future annual
celebrations of World Logic Day, offer credible assurance that the
proclamation of the Day by UNESCO, in association with the relevant member
organizations of the CIPSH, will lead to a solid action plan towards impact
and added value. UNESCO’s commitment to World  Logic  Day  will  ensure
that  it  has  a  broader  and  more  geographically  diverse  orientation
and  connects organically to established programme priorities in the
humanities.
Full text here
https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000371483
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