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11 - Entailment and Reasoning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 February 2024

Edwin Mares
Edwin Mares
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Victoria University of Wellington
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This chapter discusses the application of the logic to actual theories. In particular, it discusses the use of this relevant logic to make inferences about classical theories. It also examines the internal structure of theories and the nature of the conditionals in those theories. At the end of the chapter, some suggestions are made about generalizing the semantical theory of the book to treat the application of background scientific theories to other theories and some consequences for scientific confirmation.

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Classical LogicPeano ArithmeticRelevance LogicPhilosophy of ScienceConfirmation TheoryAuxiliary Hypotheses
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The Logic of Entailment and its History , pp. 215 - 227
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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  • Entailment and Reasoning
  • Edwin Mares, Victoria University of Wellington
  • Book: The Logic of Entailment and its History
  • Online publication: 08 February 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009375283.015
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  • Entailment and Reasoning
  • Edwin Mares, Victoria University of Wellington
  • Book: The Logic of Entailment and its History
  • Online publication: 08 February 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009375283.015
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  • Entailment and Reasoning
  • Edwin Mares, Victoria University of Wellington
  • Book: The Logic of Entailment and its History
  • Online publication: 08 February 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009375283.015
Available formats
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