Single Idea 18815

[catalogued under 5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 1. Overview of Logic]

Full Idea

On the conception of logic recommended here, logical laws are higher-order laws that can be applied to expand the range of any deductive principles.

Gist of Idea

Logic is higher-order laws which can expand the range of any sort of deduction

Source

Ian Rumfitt (The Boundary Stones of Thought [2015], 3.3)

Book Reference

Rumfitt,Ian: 'The Boundary Stones of Thought' [OUP 2015], p.78


A Reaction

You need the concept of a 'deductive principle' to get this going, but I take it that might be directly known, rather than derived from a law.