Assertion, denial, content, and (logical) form

Synthese 193 (6) (2016)
  Copy   BIBTEX

Abstract

I discuss Greg Restall’s attempt to generate an account of logical consequence from the incoherence of certain packages of assertions and denials. I take up his justification of the cut rule and argue that, in order to avoid counterexamples to cut, he needs, at least, to introduce a notion of logical form. I then suggest a few problems that will arise for his account if a notion of logical form is assumed. I close by sketching what I take to be the most natural minimal way of distinguishing content and form and suggest further problems arising for this route.

Author's Profile

Jack Woods
University of Canterbury

Analytics

Added to PP
2015-06-25

Downloads
366 (#43,667)

6 months
89 (#43,596)

Historical graph of downloads since first upload
This graph includes both downloads from PhilArchive and clicks on external links on PhilPapers.
How can I increase my downloads?