Frege on Indirect Proof |
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Authors: | Ivan Welty |
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Institution: | 1. Philosophy Department , Willamette University , Salem, Oregon, 97301, USA iwelty@willamette.edu |
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Abstract: | Frege's account of indirect proof has been thought to be problematic. This thought seems to rest on the supposition that some notion of logical consequence – which Frege did not have – is indispensable for a satisfactory account of indirect proof. It is not so. Frege's account is no less workable than the account predominant today. Indeed, Frege's account may be best understood as a restatement of the latter, although from a higher order point of view. I argue that this ascent is motivated by Frege's conception of logic. |
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