A simple solution to the collapse argument for logical pluralism

Tajer, Diego (2022): A simple solution to the collapse argument for logical pluralism. In: Inquiry: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Philosophy

Abstract

Many philosophers have argued that logical pluralism is not compatible with the normativity of logic. They developed different versions of the collapse argument: if two logics are correct, then the weaker one will be normatively irrelevant. In this paper, I argue that the collapse argument is based on a controversial premise: the assumption that every logic can be characterized by the same bridge principle. I provide a solution to the collapse argument based on the modification of this premise, maintaining both logical pluralism and the normativity of logic.

• Item Type: Journal article
• Faculties: Philosophy, Philosophy of Science and Religious Science
• Subjects: 100 Philosophy and Psychology > 100 Philosophy
• ISSN: 0020-174X
• Language: English