(1) Department of Philosophy, Columbia University, USA
Abstract:
David Makinson has argued that the compelling character of counterexamples to the Recovery Condition on contraction is due
to an appeal to justificational structure. In “naked theories” where such structure is ignored or is not present, Recovery
does apply. This note attempts to show that Makinson is mistaken on both counts. Recovery fails when no appeal is made to
justificational structure.
This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.