Critical Theory of Logic

The application of Critical Theory to logic—examining how logical systems are shaped by cultural contexts, how logical standards reflect social power, and how logic can serve as a tool of domination rather than liberation. Critical Theory of Logic asks: Why is classical logic privileged over other logics? How have logical standards been used to dismiss non-Western reasoning? Whose interests are served by treating logic as neutral and universal? It doesn't reject logic but insists that logic, like everything human, has politics. Logic without self-awareness becomes a weapon.

"They say classical logic is universal, the only real logic. Critical Theory of Logic asks: universal for whom? Developed where? Serving what interests? Indigenous logics, Eastern logics, feminist logics exist—but they're marginalized. Logic isn't neutral when one logic gets to define what logic is. Critical theory studies the politics behind the premises."

Critical Theory of Logic by Abzugal Nammugal Enkigal March 4, 2026