Logical Realism and the Riddle of Redundancy

Abstract According to an influential view, when it comes representing reality, some words are better suited for the job than others. This is elitism. There reason believe that set of best, or elite, should not be redundant arbitrary. However, we often forced choose between these two theoretical vices, especially in cases involving theories seem mere notational variants. riddle redundancy: both redundancy and arbitrariness vicious, but there which one must picked. Logical realists admit logical constants among elite words. leads awkward questions, such as conjunction disjunction elite. In this paper, I show how arises realists, offer a solution. approach requires us change represent negation. Instead using particular symbol, negation by flipping formulae over horizontal axis.