Modus Ponens and the Logic of Decision
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چکیده
This article presents and discusses a prima facie counterexample to modus ponens. To appropriately theorize the case, I argue for conceptualizing notions of logical consequence commitment in “normative” terms, so that does not attach premises spurious dominance argument—and, more generally, unreasonable decision states, or syntactically specified classes thereof. also suggest there is motivation restriction “well-formed” states characteristic Savage-style logics decision.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Philosophical Logic
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1573-0433', '0022-3611']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10992-022-09690-4