Logical Pluralism [Hardcover]

Consequence is at the heart of logic; an account of consequence, of what follows from what, offers a vital tool in the evaluation of arguments. Since philosophy itself proceeds by way of argument and inference, a clear view of what logical consequence amounts to is of central importance to the whole discipline. In this book JC Beall and Greg Restall present and defend what thay calllogical pluralism, the view that there is more than one genuine deductive consequence relation, a position which has profound implications for many linguists as well as for philosophers. We should not search for one true logic, since there are many.

I. Preliminaries
1. Introduction
2. Logical Consequence
3. Pluralism Defined
II. Logics
4. Classical Logic
5. Relevant Logic
6. Constructive Logic
7. Variations & Loose Ends
III. Objections, Replies, Other Directions
8. General Objections
9. Specific Objections
10. Other Directions