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1 - The Trouble with Deduction

from Part I - The Philosophy of Deduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 December 2020

Catarina Dutilh Novaes
Catarina Dutilh Novaes
Affiliation:
Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
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Summary

This chapter defines and introduces the explanandum of the book, i.e. the phenomenon (or phenomena) that it is about: deductive reasoning and argumentation. It presents deduction as having three main characteristics: necessary truth-preservation – which is perhaps the most central one, distinguishing deduction from other forms of inference and argument such as induction and abduction – perspicuity, and belief-bracketing. It also discusses a number of puzzling features of deduction, i.e. philosophical issues pertaining to deduction that remain open questions, as they have not yet been adequately ‘solved.’ These are: the range and scope of deductive reasoning and argumentation, the nature of deductive necessity, and the function(s) of deduction.

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deductive reasoningdeductive argumentationfunctions of deductionnecessary truth-preservationperspicuity
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The Dialogical Roots of Deduction
Historical, Cognitive, and Philosophical Perspectives on Reasoning
 , pp. 3 - 21
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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