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[from 'The Boundary Stones of Thought' by Ian Rumfitt, in 5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 6. Classical Logic ]

Full Idea

There is not the slightest prospect of proving that the rules of classical logic are sound. ….All that the defender of classical logic can do is scrutinize particular attacks and try to repel them.

Gist of Idea

Classical logic rules cannot be proved, but various lines of attack can be repelled

Source

Ian Rumfitt (The Boundary Stones of Thought [2015], 1.1)

Book Reference

Rumfitt,Ian: 'The Boundary Stones of Thought' [OUP 2015], p.13

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