The concept of “necessity of thought” plays a central role in Dag Prawitz’s essay “Logical Conseq... more The concept of “necessity of thought” plays a central role in Dag Prawitz’s essay “Logical Consequence from a Constructivist Point of View”. The theme is later developed in various articles devoted to the notion of valid inference. In Sect. 4.1 I explain how the notion of necessity of thought emerges from Prawitz’s analysis of logical consequence. I try to expound Prawitz’s views concerning the necessity of thought in Sects. 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4. In Sects. 4.5 and 4.6 I discuss some problems arising with regard to Prawitz’s views.
... In his paper on" Wittgenstein and the Twentieth Century" von Wright mentions Brenta... more ... In his paper on" Wittgenstein and the Twentieth Century" von Wright mentions Brentano as one of the near ancestors of analytical ... 6l and Penelope Maddy's25 work in the philosophy of mathematics as competing attempts at providing a naturalistic foundation of mathematics ...
The concept of “necessity of thought” plays a central role in Dag Prawitz’s essay “Logical Conseq... more The concept of “necessity of thought” plays a central role in Dag Prawitz’s essay “Logical Consequence from a Constructivist Point of View”. The theme is later developed in various articles devoted to the notion of valid inference. In Sect. 4.1 I explain how the notion of necessity of thought emerges from Prawitz’s analysis of logical consequence. I try to expound Prawitz’s views concerning the necessity of thought in Sects. 4.2, 4.3 and 4.4. In Sects. 4.5 and 4.6 I discuss some problems arising with regard to Prawitz’s views.
... In his paper on" Wittgenstein and the Twentieth Century" von Wright mentions Brenta... more ... In his paper on" Wittgenstein and the Twentieth Century" von Wright mentions Brentano as one of the near ancestors of analytical ... 6l and Penelope Maddy's25 work in the philosophy of mathematics as competing attempts at providing a naturalistic foundation of mathematics ...
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