Logic is an important field of research with many aspects. In this talk we will discuss in particular the difference between logic as reasoning and logic as a theory about reasoning. In the light of this distinction we will examine the unfolding of logic into logic and metalogic, the proliferation of logic systems, the question of the relativity and the universality of logic and the place and interaction of logic with regards to other sciences such as mathematics, semiotics and computer science.
Short bio:
Jean-Yves Beziau is a Swiss Logician, Philosopher and Mathematician, PhD in mathematics and PhD in Philosophy. He has been living and working in different places: France, Brazil, Poland, Corsica, California (UCLA, Stanford, UCSD), Switzerland. He is currently Professor at the University of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro, former Director of Graduate Studies in Philosophy and former President of the Brazilian Academy of Philosophy.
He is the creator of the World Logic Day, yearly celebrated on January 14 (UNESCO international days), the World Logic Prizes Contest, the founder and Editor-in-Chief of the journal Logica Universalis and South American Journal of Logic, the book series Logic PhDs, Studies in Universal Logic and area logic editor of the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. He has published about 200 research papers and 30 edited books and Special Issues of Journals. He has also organized many events around the world, having launched in particular four series of World Congresses.
