Workshop on Philosophy of non-classical logics:
\nToward problems of paraconsistency &\; paracompleteness
\nKeynote speaker: Graham Priest (CUNY)
\nThere is an ongoing philosophical and logical debate about motivations in accepting or rejecting the principle (law) of (non-)contradiction and the principle (law) of excluded middle. A logic rejecting the principle of non-contradiction is called \;paraconsistent \;and a logic rejecting the principle of excluded middle is called \;paracomplete. If both principles are duals of each other we have some reason to reject both principles and get \;paranormalsystems. But what does it really mean to reject a classical principle (law)? And what are the philosophical consequences for this refusal? In which sense would it still be possible to defend nowadays \;that there is just one true logic\, if we have such a great diversity of logics?
\nAmong the famous logical systems which are paraconsistent but not paracomplete are\, for instance\, the da Costa systems. Intuitionist logics are paracomplete but not paraconsistent. And a lot of systems of relevant logic are paraconsistent as well as paracomplete. To evaluate these systems&rsquo\; philosophical relevance\, we have to \;inter alia \;examine the logical form of their atomic formulas\, the logical behavior of their negation\, conjunction and disjunction as well as the properties of logical consequence relations. From a philosophical point of view it is very important to understand which elements are responsible for such deviations from classical logic. E.g.\, do we have only \;local \;reasons? In the case of Jaśkowski's version of paraconsistent logic we have to change the conjunction. In the da Costa systems mainly negation is under attack. Or do we have \;global \;reasons like in systems of first degree entailments? (Belnap\, Dunn\, Priest). What is the position of paracomplete\, intuitionist approaches (Brouwer\, Heyting and their followers)?
\nThis workshop shall represent a privileged platform to evaluate proposals for a more integrated and general approach to philosophical motivations and consequences in the emergence of non-classical logics.
\nWorkshop organized by \;Marcos Silva (Federal University of Ceará\;\, Fortaleza\, Brazil) \;and \;Ingolf Max \;(University of Leipzig\, Germany).
\nAbstracts (500 words maximum) should be sent via e-mail before November 15th \;2014 to: \;istanbul2015philosophyncl@gmail.com \; \;
\n\nNotification of acceptance: \;December 1st \;2014
\nIntended day for our activities: June 27th\, 2015
\nOur workshop will be held at the V World Congress on Universal Logic.
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