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Reflections On Williamson On Logic And Validity, Graham Priest
Reflections On Williamson On Logic And Validity, Graham Priest
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Over many years now, Tim Williamson and I have engaged in debates over fundamental issues concerning logic. On some things, we have disagreed strongly; on others, we have agreed.
Logic As Applied Mathematics — With Particular Application To The Notion Of Logical Form, Graham Priest
Logic As Applied Mathematics — With Particular Application To The Notion Of Logical Form, Graham Priest
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The word ‘logic’ has many senses. Here we will understand it as meaning an account of what follows from what and why. With contemporary methodology, logic in this sense – though it may not always have been thought of in this way – is a branch of applied mathematics. This has various implications for how one understands a number of issues concerning validity. In this paper I will explain this perspective of logic, and explore some of its consequences with respect to the notion of logical form.