Limits of Abductivism About Logic |
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Authors: | Ulf Hlobil |
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Institution: | Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
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Abstract: | I argue against abductivism about logic, which is the view that rational theory choice in logic happens by abduction. Abduction cannot serve as a neutral arbiter in many foundational disputes in logic because, in order to use abduction, one must first identify the relevant data. Which data one deems relevant depends on what I call one's conception of logic. One's conception of logic is, however, not independent of one's views regarding many of the foundational disputes that one may hope to solve by abduction. |
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