Essay on the Principles of Logic: A Defense of Logical Monism

by Michael Wolff and Michael Wolff

Book Overview

Wolff's book defends the Kantian idea of a "general logic" whose principles underlie special systems of deductive logic. It thus undermines "logical pluralism," which tolerates the co-existence of divergent systems of modern logic without asking for consistent common principles. Part I of Wolff's book identifies the formal language in which the most general principles of logic must be expressed. This language turns out to be a version of syllogistic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3111624803
• ISBN13: 9783111624808
• Release Date: November 2024
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 417 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"