Logic as (Normative) Inference Theory: Formal vs. Non-formal Theories of Inference Goodness
I defend a conception of Logic as normative for the sort of activities in which inferences super-vene, namely, reasoning and arguing. Toulmin’s criticism of formal logic will be our framework to shape the idea that in order to make sense of Logic as normative, we should con-ceive it as a discipline...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Windsor
2009-09-01
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| Series: | Informal Logic |
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| Online Access: | https://informallogic.ca/index.php/informal_logic/article/view/2855 |