logic vs nous

logic

noun
  • Any system of thought, whether rigorous and productive or not, especially one associated with a particular person. 

  • It's hard to work out his system of logic. 

  • The study of the principles and criteria of valid inference and demonstration. 

  • The mathematical study of relationships between rigorously defined concepts and of mathematical proof of statements. 

  • The part of a system (usually electronic) that performs the boolean logic operations, short for logic gates or logic circuit. 

  • A method of human thought that involves thinking in a linear, step-by-step manner about how a problem can be solved. Logic is the basis of many principles including the scientific method. 

  • A formal or informal language together with a deductive system or a model-theoretic semantics. 

adj
  • logical 

verb
  • To engage in excessive or inappropriate application of logic. 

  • To apply logical reasoning to. 

  • To overcome by logical argument. 

nous

noun
  • The mind or intellect, reason, both rational and emotional 

  • In Neoplatonism, the divine reason, regarded as first divine emanation. 

  • The "mind-set" of a society, culture, or group -- as in Homer's use in the third verse of the Odyssey. 

  • Common sense; practical intelligence. 

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