January 14, 2020 - 2nd edition of the World Logic Day - Under the auspices of UNESCO

[jean-yves beziau]

After  the adoption of  January 14 as the World Logic Day by the Executive Council of UNESCO on  October 17, 2019,  January 14 was officially proclaimed as the World Logic Day at the 40th session of the General Conference of  UNESCO in Paris,  November 12-27, 2019.

See below extracts of the text, related to the paper reporting the first edition celebrated in about 60 localities all around the world:
1st World Logic Day: 14 January 2019
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11787-019-00221-5

We encourage everybody to organize a celebration of the World Logic Day on January 14 2020 under the auspices of UNESCO.
Info about all the celebrations will be gathered in a single webpage with links to all the celebrations in the world as it was done for the 1st edition.
http://logica-universalis.org/wld
Here one of them already announced:
https://epimenides.usal.es/?q=en/programa-2020

Best Wishes
Jean-Yves Beziau
Editor-in-Chief Logica Universalis
President of the Brazilian Academy of Philosophy

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1. The ability to think is one of the most defining features of humankind. In different cultures, the definition  of  humanity  is  associated  with  concepts  such  as  consciousness,  knowledge  and  reason.  According to the classic western tradition, human beings are defined as “rational” or “logical animals”. Logic,  as  the  investigation  on  the  principles  of  reasoning,  has  been  studied  by  many  civilizations  throughout  history  and,  since  its  earliest  formulations,  logic  has  played  an  important  role  in  the  development of philosophy and the sciences.

2. Despite its undeniable relevance to the development of knowledge, sciences and technologies, there  is  little  public  awareness  on  the  importance  of  logic.  The  proclamation  of  World  Logic  Day  by  UNESCO, in association with the International Council for Philosophy and Human Sciences (CIPSH), intends to bring the intellectual history, conceptual significance and practical implications of logic to the attention of interdisciplinary science communities and the broader public.

3. A dynamic  and  global  annual  celebration  of  World  Logic  Day  aims  at  fostering  international  cooperation,  promoting  the  development  of  logic,  in  both  research  and  teaching,  supporting  the  activities of associations, universities and other institutions involved with logic, and enhancing public understanding  of  logic  and  its  implications  for  science,  technology  and  innovation.  Furthermore,  the  celebration of World Logic Day can also contribute to the promotion of a culture of peace, dialogue and mutual understanding, based on the advancement of education and science

4. On  14 January  2019,  the  first  World  Logic  Day  was  celebrated  as  an  initiative  of  universities,  research  institutes,  foundations  and  associations  active  in  the  fields  of  mathematics,  philosophy,  computer sciences, engineering, economics and cognitive sciences. The existence of these networks, and their commitment to future annual celebrations of World Logic Day, offer credible assurance that the proclamation of the Day by UNESCO, in association with the relevant member organizations of the CIPSH, will lead to a solid action plan towards impact and added value. UNESCO’s commitment to World  Logic  Day  will  ensure  that  it  has  a  broader  and  more  geographically  diverse  orientation  and  connects organically to established programme priorities in the humanities.

Full text here
https://unesdoc.unesco.org/ark:/48223/pf0000371483