John Corcoran

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In Aristotle's ANALYTICS, what does Aristotle mean by saying that a syllogism is true or that it is false?

"True" and "false" syllogisms in Aristotle's ANALYTICS. In Aristotle's ANALYTICS, what does Aristotle mean by saying that a syllogism is true or that it is false? For example, see POSTERIOR...

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What is the conventional wisdom on platonism and logicism?

According to conventional wisdom, mathematicians tend to accept platonism but find logicism wildly implausible if not ridiculous, whereas philosophers tend to find platonism wildly implausible if...

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Suppositional rules in ordinary reasoning - any thoughts?

Is "discharging assumptions" a deliberate, separate act or do we simply close a subdeduction?

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