23 maggio 2022: Ole Hjortland: Logical pluralism and abductivism in logic

Ole Hjortland (University of Bergen)
Logical pluralism and abductivism in logic
23 maggio 2022, Piattaforma Zoom, ore 13:00-15:00 (Milan time).
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Abstract
Logical knowledge has often been considered exceptional, either because it is a priori, foundational, or simply self-evident. Against this, some anti-exceptionalists argue that knowledge of basic logical laws is not acquired via direct access, but through methods of theory choice (e.g., logical abductivism). Here I investigate what such an epistemology of logic will mean for the debate between the logical monist and the logical pluralist. If theory-choice in logic is indeed broadly abductive, does that leave room for the pluralist thesis that there is more than one correct logic? I argue that abductivism might support a form of local pluralism, but that global pluralism is problematic.
La conferenza si terrà in inglese.
La partecipazione alla conferenza è fortemente consigliata agli allievi della Scuola di Dottorato in Filosofia e Scienze dell’Uomo e della Scuola di Dottorato di Mente, Cervello e Ragionamento.
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ORGANIZERS
The Logic Group, Department of Philosophy, University of Milan - luci.unimi.it