RULE-CIRCULARITY AND THE JUSTIFICATION OF DEDUCTION.

I examine Paul Boghossian's recent attempt to argue for scepticism about logical rules. I argue that certain rule-and proof-theoretic considerations can avert such scepticism. Boghossian's ‘Tonk Argument’ seeks to justify the rule of tonk-introduction by using the rule itself. The argument is subjec...

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Publicado en:	Philosophical Quarterly Vol. 55; no. 221; pp. 625 - 649
Autor principal:	Tennant, Neil
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Oxford University Press / USA Oct2005
Materias:	Boghossian, Paul Logic Skepticism Philosophy Belief & doubt
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