Essay on the Principles of Logic: A Defense of Logical Monism

by Michael Wolff and Michael Wolff

Wolff's book defends the Kantian idea of a "general logic" whose principles underlie special systems of deductive logic. It thus undermines "logical pluralism," which tolerates the co-existence of divergent systems of modern logic without asking for consistent common principles. Part I of Wolff's book identifies the formal language in which the most general principles of logic must be expressed. This language turns out to be a version of syllogistic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110784866
• ISBN13: 9783110784862
• Release Date: May 2023
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 417 Pages
• Weight: 1.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"