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AUC PHILOSOPHICA ET HISTORICA, Vol 2017 No 2 (2017), 7–26
Logical space and the origins of pluralism in logic
Pavel Arazim
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/24647055.2017.12
published online: 14. 11. 2017
abstract
The fact that there is a plurality of systems that we call logics makes it requisite to attempt an explanation and thorough evaluation of the role of logic. I exploit the analogical development towards the pluralism of geometry to show that both disciplines are about some kinds of space which they explicate and that we can choose with some freedom the tools for engaging in an enterprise of these disciplines. After revisiting the development of non-classical (i.e. non-Euclidian) geometries, I present logical expressivism, as coined by Robert Brandom, and, returning again to geometry, show that an analogous doctrine of geometrical expressivism can also provide a viable account of the nature and purpose of the discipline and the reasons for plurality of both geometries and logics.
keywords: pluralism; expressivism; logical space; geometry; holism
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