“The Justification of Deduction”
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“The Justification of Deduction” is a philosophical essay by Michael Dummett that examines how and why deductive logic is justified, especially within an intuitionistic framework.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The Justification of Deduction” Context triple: [Truth and Other Enigmas, hasPart, “The Justification of Deduction”]
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A.
Logic: The Theory of Inquiry
Logic: The Theory of Inquiry is John Dewey’s major work on logic, presenting a pragmatic account of reasoning as an experimental, inquiry-driven process grounded in experience.
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B.
A Question of Proof
A Question of Proof is a 1935 detective novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, written under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake and introducing his amateur sleuth Nigel Strangeways.
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C.
The Principles of Empirical or Inductive Logic
The Principles of Empirical or Inductive Logic is a foundational 19th-century work by John Venn that systematically explores the theory and methodology of inductive reasoning in logic and probability.
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D.
Book VI of A System of Logic
Book VI of *A System of Logic* is the concluding section of John Stuart Mill’s seminal work on logic, focusing on the application of logical principles to the study of human nature and the social sciences.
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E.
Against the Logicians
Against the Logicians is an influential work of ancient Pyrrhonian skepticism by Sextus Empiricus that critically examines and challenges the foundations of logical theory and dogmatic reasoning.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: “The Justification of Deduction” Target entity description: “The Justification of Deduction” is a philosophical essay by Michael Dummett that examines how and why deductive logic is justified, especially within an intuitionistic framework.
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A.
Logic: The Theory of Inquiry
Logic: The Theory of Inquiry is John Dewey’s major work on logic, presenting a pragmatic account of reasoning as an experimental, inquiry-driven process grounded in experience.
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B.
A Question of Proof
A Question of Proof is a 1935 detective novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, written under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake and introducing his amateur sleuth Nigel Strangeways.
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C.
The Principles of Empirical or Inductive Logic
The Principles of Empirical or Inductive Logic is a foundational 19th-century work by John Venn that systematically explores the theory and methodology of inductive reasoning in logic and probability.
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D.
Book VI of A System of Logic
Book VI of *A System of Logic* is the concluding section of John Stuart Mill’s seminal work on logic, focusing on the application of logical principles to the study of human nature and the social sciences.
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E.
Against the Logicians
Against the Logicians is an influential work of ancient Pyrrhonian skepticism by Sextus Empiricus that critically examines and challenges the foundations of logical theory and dogmatic reasoning.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
academic article
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philosophical essay ⓘ |
| argues |
against purely conventionalist accounts of logic
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against purely psychological accounts of logical necessity ⓘ that justification of deduction depends on understanding of logical constants ⓘ that logical laws are justified by their role in language use ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
anti-realist philosophy of language
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intuitionistic logic ⓘ verificationist theory of meaning ⓘ |
| author | Michael Dummett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
debate on epistemic status of logical laws
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debate on realism vs anti-realism in logic ⓘ development of proof-theoretic semantics ⓘ |
| discusses |
circularity objection to justifying deduction
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difference between classical and intuitionistic justification of rules ⓘ role of proof in intuitionistic logic ⓘ validity as preservation of assertibility ⓘ validity as preservation of truth ⓘ |
| examines |
circularity in justifying deduction
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how deductive rules are justified ⓘ problem of rule-following in logic ⓘ relationship between meaning and logical validity ⓘ why deductive logic is reliable ⓘ |
| field |
logic
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philosophy ⓘ philosophy of mathematics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
deductive inference
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normativity of logic ⓘ validity of deduction ⓘ |
| hasNotableConcept |
justification of logical rules via meaning-theory
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link between understanding logical constants and accepting inference rules ⓘ non-circular justification of deduction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anti-realist
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meaning-theoretic ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Fregean philosophy of language
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Wittgensteinian rule-following considerations ⓘ intuitionistic philosophy of mathematics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
epistemology of logic
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intuitionism ⓘ justification of deductive logic ⓘ philosophy of logic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Michael Dummett's contributions to philosophy of logic
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Michael Dummett's work on intuitionism ⓘ |
| proposes | justification of deduction via theory of meaning ⓘ |
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Subject: “The Justification of Deduction” Description of subject: “The Justification of Deduction” is a philosophical essay by Michael Dummett that examines how and why deductive logic is justified, especially within an intuitionistic framework.
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