“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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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 ⓘ |
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anti-realist philosophy of language
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intuitionistic logic ⓘ verificationist theory of meaning ⓘ |
| author | Michael Dummett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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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 ⓘ |
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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 ⓘ |
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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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