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Chapter 6

6.2

Introduction to Logical Reasoning

We are starting our discussion on a very positive keynote,

how to explore the knowledge in a logical and innovative

manner.

Newton’s Apple Story:

There is well-known story of

Newton sitting under an apple tree, where an apple fall-

ing on his head is said to have inspired his thinking about

the Universal Law of Gravitation. This story illustrates the

process of an idea becoming explicit knowledge.

1.

Implicit versus Explicit Knowledge:

Before New-

ton’s realization, apples were falling to Earth, but the

understanding of gravity was implicit and not formal-

ized into a theory. What ...