BOGHOSSIAN O NEZDÔVODNITEĽNOSTI EPISTEMOLOGICKÝCH NÁROKOV LOGIKY

• Authors: Tomáš Čana

Title variants

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Boghossian on the unjustifiability of the epistemological claims of logic

• Languages of publication: SK

Abstracts

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This paper deals with the epistemological claims of logic. Scepticism is a position in the philosophy of logic, according to which the „fundamental logical truths“ such as „Modus ponens is a valid rule of inference“, are unjustifiable. In his quest for a „plausible epistemology for logic“, Paul Boghossian subjected this position to an original criticism. He argues that the unique status of fundamental logical truths should also be justified. Otherwise, nothing can be really justified. He tries to demonstrate that, under such circumstances, the sceptical position does not represent „the stable platform to stand on“, either. The aim of this paper is to critically reconsider Boghossian’s attack on this position.

Keywords

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EPISTEMOLOGY OF LOGIC; SCEPTICISM; REALISM; LOGICAL TRUTH; CLAIMS OF LOGIC; P. BOGHOSSIAN

• Publisher: Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Filozofia (Philosophy)
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 70
• Issue: 8
• Pages: 620 – 632

Contributors

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Tomáš Čana

• Katedra filozofie FF UCM, Trnava, Slovak Republic