Naslov
The Structuralist Account of Logic

Autori
Trobok, Majda

Izvornik
Croatian Journal of Philosophy (1333-1108) 8 (2008), 23; 257-265

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
logic; Koslow’ s theory; structure; implication relation; logical operators

Sažetak
The lynch-pin of the structuralist account of logic endorsed by Koslow is the definition of logical and modal operators with respect to implication relations, i.e. relative to implication structures. Logical operators are depicted independently of any possible semantic or syntactic limitations. It turns out that it is possible to define conjunction as well as other logical operators much more generally than it has usually been, and items on which the logical operators may be applied need not be syntactic objects and need not have truth values. In this paper I analyse Koslow’ s structuralist theory and point out certain objectionable aspects to as well as reasons why such a theory does not fulfil the (possibly unjustified) expectation of getting defined a universal logical structure.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

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