Philosophy Profs reveal One True Logic
Philosophy Profs reveal One True Logic
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One True Logic is co-authored by Alexander Paseau, Tutor in Philosophy at Wadham College and Owen Griffiths of UCL and Cambridge University. While it didn't descend from the heavens, it is the result of an intellectual collaboration with roots in Wadham.
The two first met ten years ago, when Owen - then a PhD student - travelled to Oxford to attend Alex's graduate seminars. Later, Owen stood in for Alex while he was on leave in the academic year 2014-15. Following that, they taught some graduate seminars together, and published several joint articles. They were testing out ideas that now find expression in One True Logic.
Alex said, "The collaboration has been a happy and productive one, and is basically the outcome of our regularly exchanging ideas during the year Owen replaced me."
What does the book argue? Alex breaks it into two main claims:
1) there is just one correct foundational logic
2) this logic is infinite
