Axiom (cc)0 and Verifiability in Two Extracanonical Logics of Formal Inconsistency

In the field of logics of formal inconsistency (LFIs), the notion of “consistency” is frequently too broad to draw decisive conclusions with respect to the validity of many theses involving the consistency connective. In this paper, we consider the matter of the axiom (cc)0—i.e., the schema ? ??—by...

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Main Author: Thomas Macaulay Ferguson
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Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2018-08-01
Series:Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology
Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/58637
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description In the field of logics of formal inconsistency (LFIs), the notion of “consistency” is frequently too broad to draw decisive conclusions with respect to the validity of many theses involving the consistency connective. In this paper, we consider the matter of the axiom (cc)0—i.e., the schema ? ??—by considering its interpretation in contexts in which “consistency” is understood as a type of verifiability. This paper suggests that such an interpretation is implicit in two extracanonical LFIs—Sören Halldén’s nonsense-logic C and Graham Priest’s cointuitionistic logic daC—drawing some interesting conclusions concerning the status of (cc)0. Initially, we discuss Halldén’s skepticism of this axiom and provide a plausible counterexample to its validity. We then discuss the interpretation of the operator in Priest’s daC and show the equivalence of (cc)0 to the intuitionistic principle of testability. These observations suggest that it may be fruitful for members of the LFI community to look outside the canon for evidence concerning the adoption of principles like (cc)0.
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spelling doaj-art-08c8d3d4695243ca89bb3cd6ca94f28e2025-08-20T03:42:13ZengUniversidade Federal de Santa CatarinaPrincipia: An International Journal of Epistemology1808-17112018-08-0122110.5007/1808-1711.2018v22n1p11329442Axiom (cc)0 and Verifiability in Two Extracanonical Logics of Formal InconsistencyThomas Macaulay Ferguson0CUNY Graduate Center In the field of logics of formal inconsistency (LFIs), the notion of “consistency” is frequently too broad to draw decisive conclusions with respect to the validity of many theses involving the consistency connective. In this paper, we consider the matter of the axiom (cc)0—i.e., the schema ? ??—by considering its interpretation in contexts in which “consistency” is understood as a type of verifiability. This paper suggests that such an interpretation is implicit in two extracanonical LFIs—Sören Halldén’s nonsense-logic C and Graham Priest’s cointuitionistic logic daC—drawing some interesting conclusions concerning the status of (cc)0. Initially, we discuss Halldén’s skepticism of this axiom and provide a plausible counterexample to its validity. We then discuss the interpretation of the operator in Priest’s daC and show the equivalence of (cc)0 to the intuitionistic principle of testability. These observations suggest that it may be fruitful for members of the LFI community to look outside the canon for evidence concerning the adoption of principles like (cc)0. https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/58637
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Axiom (cc)0 and Verifiability in Two Extracanonical Logics of Formal Inconsistency
Principia: An International Journal of Epistemology
title Axiom (cc)0 and Verifiability in Two Extracanonical Logics of Formal Inconsistency
title_full Axiom (cc)0 and Verifiability in Two Extracanonical Logics of Formal Inconsistency
title_fullStr Axiom (cc)0 and Verifiability in Two Extracanonical Logics of Formal Inconsistency
title_full_unstemmed Axiom (cc)0 and Verifiability in Two Extracanonical Logics of Formal Inconsistency
title_short Axiom (cc)0 and Verifiability in Two Extracanonical Logics of Formal Inconsistency
title_sort axiom cc 0 and verifiability in two extracanonical logics of formal inconsistency
url https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/58637
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