Formality in logic: From logical terms to semantic constraints

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Abstract

In this paper I discuss a prevailing view by which logical terms determine forms of sentences and arguments and therefore the logical validity of arguments. This view is common to those who hold that there is a principled distinction between logical and nonlogical terms and those holding relativistic accounts. I adopt the Tarskian tradition by which logical validity is determined by form, but reject the centrality of logical terms. I propose an alternative framework for logic where logical terms no longer play a distinctive role. This account employs a new notion of semantic constraints. The paper includes some preliminary definitions and results in the new framework.

Original languageAmerican English
Pages (from-to)259-276
Number of pages18
JournalLogique et Analyse
Volume57
Issue number227
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2014

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Philosophy

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