Philosophy Of Logic

Is there only one "true" logic, or are many logics equally correct?

Is it possible to have genuine disagreements about whether a logical principle (such as the Law Of Excluded Middle ) is correct?

What makes an expression a Logical Constant ?

What are the proper accounts of Logical Consequence , Quantification , and other logical concepts?

What is the scope of logic (e.g., does it encompass Mathematics )?

Is Second-order Logic really logic?

Is logic a matter of Convention ?

Is logic Empirical ?

What is the nature of logical Necessity ?

Philosophy of logic is often confused with Philosophical Logic , which is the application of formal logical techniques to philosophical problems. Several Philosopher s have made important contributions to both fields.

There is some overlap between philosophy of logic, philosophical logic, Philosophy Of Language , Epistemology , and Metaphysics .

IMPORTANT FIGURES

Important figures in the philosophy of logic include (but are not limited to):

Aristotle

George Boole

George Boolos

Rudolf Carnap

Alonzo Church

Augustus De Morgan

Michael Dummett

Gottlob Frege

Kurt Gödel

Georg Hegel

Immanuel Kant

Gottfried Leibniz

John Stuart Mill

Charles Peirce

Arthur Prior

Willard Van Orman Quine

Bertrand Russell

Alfred Tarski

RESOURCES

Haack, Susan . 1978. ''Philosophy of Logics''. Cambridge University Press . (ISBN 0521293294)

Quine, W. V. O. 2004. ''Philosophy of Logic''. 2nd ed. Harvard University Press . (ISBN 0674665635)

EXTERNAL LINKS

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy entry

essay on on the nature of logic (from organelle.org)

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