Logic and the limits of explanation: the justification of deduction, Carrollian Regress, logical validity, and deductive inferential knowledge

This essay engages with the problems of the justification of deduction, Carrollian regress, and deductive inferential knowledge. Also, it is considered whether Lewis Carroll's tale of what the tortoise said to Achilles can be interpreted as suggesting an argument against the possibility of logi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chapman, Dean
Other Authors: Weiss, Bernhard
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2018
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/28324