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  "title": "World Logic Day",
  "author": {
    "name": "Domingos Faria"
  },
  "content": "<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>World Logic Day, celebrated today, 14 January, was proclaimed by UNESCO to highlight the importance of logic as a fundamental pillar of philosophy, the sciences, and critical and rational thought. This date is also symbolic: it marks the birth of Alfred Tarski and the death of Kurt Gödel, two philosophers who were decisive for contemporary logic and for twentieth-century philosophy.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>In a context marked by disinformation and polarisation, such as the one we are currently living in, logic is essential for arguing rigorously, conceptualising clearly, and problematising in a well-founded manner. Celebrating this day is therefore a way of reaffirming the value of philosophy as a rational and critical exercise in the service of understanding the world and ourselves.</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Some brief readings:<br>- <a href=\"https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000371483\">https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000371483</a><br>- <a href=\"https://dicionarioespiritualidadeemistica.ieacgo.pt/logica/\">https://dicionarioespiritualidadeemistica.ieacgo.pt/logica/</a></p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>Wishing everyone a happy World Logic Day!</p>\n<!-- /wp:paragraph -->",
  "summary": "World Logic Day, celebrated today, 14 January, was proclaimed by UNESCO to highlight the importance of logic as a fundamental pillar of philosophy, the sciences, and critical and rational thought. This date is also symbolic: it marks the birth of Alfred Tarski and the death of Kurt Gödel, two philosophers who were decisive for contemporary...",
  "createdAt": "2026-01-14T01:05:58+00:00",
  "updatedAt": "2026-01-14T01:05:58+00:00"
}