Implications of the Development of Eastern Logic for Advancing AI Logic

Abstract

Rooted in the unique linguistic and cultural backgrounds of Eastern civilization, Eastern logic exhibits its own distinct characteristics. Both Eastern logic and artificial intelligence (AI) logic are forms of applied logic and experience-based logic. They combine formal truth with material appropriateness and are best understood as a generalized logic wherein classical deductive, non-classical deductive, and non-deductive logic coexist. As a “logic of discovery,” AI logic holds a distinct advantage over Eastern logic. Conversely, Eastern logic is more advanced in its “combination of ‘tool’ (qi 器) and Dao.” The development of Eastern logic offers a key implication for AI logic: a cross-cultural research methodology that requires apprehending a system of thought in its original state by proceeding from its native cultural context. This entails adopting the principle of “grasping the original form” over the conventional method of “interpreting the East by the West.” The nascent field of AI logic can draw intellectual nourishment from the wisdom of ancient Eastern logic, and contemporary explorations of Eastern logic can, in turn, contribute to the advancement of AI logic.

Keywords

Eastern logic / artificial intelligence (AI) logic / cross-cultural interaction / “interpreting the East by the West”

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