non-logicaladj.
/nɒnˈlɒdʒᵻkl/, U.S. /nɑnˈlɑdʒək(ə)l/ Chiefly Philosophy.
Not involving or proceeding from logic; spec. = material adj. 5.
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the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > [adjective] > non-logical
non-logical1826
the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical syllogism > logical argument > [adjective] > fallacious > of types of fallacy
soritic1693
in dictione1826
non-logical1826
composite1864
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > lack of reasoning, illogicality > [adjective]
illogical1588
alogical1603
unlogical1609
undiscursive1633
butt-ended1850
non-logical1899
back to front1916
bass-ackward1930
bass-ackwards1932
ass-backwards1935
scatty1956
backasswards1967
backassward1968
1826 R. Whately Elements Logic iii. §1. 136 Rules should be given for a division of Fallacies into Logical, and Non-logical.
1856 Biblical Repertory Jan. 110 It is as the logicians justly say, a ‘non-logical or material fallacy’.
1899 Westm. Gaz. 31 Aug. 3/3 There are many non-logical arguments..which may..be made to do a lot of good.
1902 W. James Varieties Relig. Experience vi. 151 So with fear, with indignation, jealousy, ambition, worship. If they are there, life changes. And whether they shall be there or not depends always upon non-logical, often organic conditions.
1946 C. I. Lewis Analysis of Knowl. v. 129 Analytic statements in non-logical terminology, like ‘All birds are bipeds’, will not be metalogically derivable from its postulates.
1990 J. Bradshaw Homecoming Prol. p. xiii This core material is nonlogical and primitive; it was the only way a..needy and boundary-less child knew how to survive.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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