When is a reason for doing or believing something a good reason? Over the past century, logic's contribution to answering this question has typically involved finding ''logical forms": that is, using a special notation to bring out logical features more clearly. The correct identification of logica
The concept of logical consequence: an introduction to philosophical logic
β Scribed by Matthew W McKeon
- Publisher
- Peter Lang
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 171
- Series
- American university studies., Series V,, Philosophy ;, v. 207
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
Introduction -- The concept of logical consequence. Tarski's characterization of the common concept of logical consequence ; Logical constants ; Model-theoretic and deductive-theoretic approaches to logic -- Set-theoretic and linguistic preliminaries. Set-theoretic preliminaries ; Linguistic preliminaries ; Syntax of M ; Semantics for M -- Model-theoretic consequence. Truth in a structure ; Model-theoretic consequence defined ; The metaphysics of domains ; Interpretations ; The adequacy of the model-theoretic characterization of logical consequence ; What is a logical constant? -- Deductive consequence. Deductive system M ; The deductive-theoretic characterization and the common concept of logical consequence ; Inferentialism, harmony, and the justification of inference rules ; Tarski's criticism of the deductive-theoretic characterization of logical consequence ; Is N a correct deductive system?
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