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The Multitude View on Logic

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Some philosophers defend claims of the form logic so-and-so is the right logic. Call the idea that there is a ‘right’ logic PARTISAN.

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Eklund, M. (2012). The Multitude View on Logic. In: Restall, G., Russell, G. (eds) New Waves in Philosophical Logic. New Waves in Philosophy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137003720_12

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