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Is logic just last in line for the execution? Logic, holism, and the constitutive a priori

Magal, Oran (2013) Is logic just last in line for the execution? Logic, holism, and the constitutive a priori. In: [2013] PhiloSTEM-5: The Fifth Midwest Workshop in Philosophy of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (Fort Wayne, IN; 14-16 March 2013).

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    Abstract

    I argue that Quine’s early critique of Carnap’s conventionalism is in serious tension with the holism of "Two Dogmas of Empiricism", since his critique of convention- alism makes a compelling case for a privileged status either for logic, or for some other principle by means of which to derive consequences. Based on this, I call for a modification of Quinean holism, on grounds internal to Quine’s views. The result motivates a rehabilitation of Carnap’s notion of framework principles, and a rethinking of logic as a kind of relativised a priori.

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    Item Type: Conference or Workshop Item (UNSPECIFIED)
    Additional Information: Paper presented to Early Analytic Philosophy workshop as part of PhiloSTEM-5, March 15-16 2013.
    Keywords: Quine, Carnap, Conventionalism, Philosophy of Logic, Holism, Relativized apriori
    Subjects: General Issues > Conventionalism
    General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science
    General Issues > Logical Positivism/Logical Empiricism
    Conferences and Volumes: [2013] PhiloSTEM-5: The Fifth Midwest Workshop in Philosophy of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (Fort Wayne, IN; 14-16 March 2013)
    Depositing User: Oran Magal
    Date Deposited: 26 Mar 2013 08:10
    Last Modified: 26 Mar 2013 08:10
    Item ID: 9644
    URI: http://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/9644

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