Errors of Reasoning. Naturalizing the Logic of Inference

590 Pages·2013·7.78 MB·English

by  John Woods

Studies in Logic
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NaturaltihzLeio ngogif cI nference
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LogiTcr,u tahn dI nquiry
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CONTENTS
PREFACE
CHAPTEORN E ERRING 1
1.1E rrooflrosg ic 1
12. The GoafEni gg hteen 4
13. Natluirzalionggi c 11
14. Pracrteiacsaoln ing 14
15. Psychologism 16
16. Compeptsenycceh ologism 19
17. Am etdhoolotgeincsailo n 21
18. Thceo nseqruuelnec e 23
19. Premiss-searches 26
1.1S0e mantics 30
1.1I1n consistency 32
CHAPTETRW O ASSESSING 40
2.1S cope 40
2.2A dequacy 41
2.3C onvergence 47
2.4N ormatainvdi ntyo rmalcy 50
2.5A ccuarnaadcpn yte ss 53
2.6R efleecqtuiivlei bria 55
2.7C harity 57
2.8C onceapdteuqaula cy 60
2.9V irtduiosutso rtion 64
2.1T0h iwradsy t andards 67
21.1O rhtodoxies 68
2.1D2a ta-bending 71
2.1M3a kitnhgiu npg s 75
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