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It seems to me that it’s possible to use logic while having no belief at all as to whether that logic has any connection to reality — it could simply be an exer
by empath75 8y ago
It seems to me that it’s possible to use logic while having no belief at all as to whether that logic has any connection to reality — it could simply be an exercise in symbol manipulation with no meaning at all, which is the formalist position.
A formalist would have no problem using a logical system that implies a particular belief about existence while not holding that belief at all.
- danbruc 8y agoSure, but if you are only doing string manipulation with your logic, then you are doing mathematics and not philosophy. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that but it also says nothing about the relation between logic and metaphysics.