CFP: Special Issue of Synthese “Pluralistic Perspectives on Logic”

CFP: Special Issue of Synthese “Pluralistic Perspectives on Logic” 

Guest Editors: Teresa Kouri Kissel, Old Dominion University and Colin Caret, Yonsei University

Special Issue Description: Logical pluralism is the view that there is more than one correct logic. This controversial position has garnered a great deal of attention in recent years and generated a truly impressive literature. There is an explosion of work currently being produced in this area, especially among early career researchers, and we believe it is high time to bring more of this work to the public. Central themes of the debate include: the normativity and universality of logic, how agency, relativity, and context may bear on logic, and how logical pluralism is related to other pluralistic agendas regarding mathematics, truth, and methodology. This special issue will touch on all of these themes and thereby advance understanding of logical pluralism and surrounding issues in epistemology, metaphysics, and the philosophy of language and mathematics. 

Appropriate Topics for Submission include, among others:

• What is the most compelling reason to be a pluralist about logic?
• Does empirical evidence bear on pluralistic views of logic?
• Is logic 'conceptual engineering'?
• Does this vindicate Carnapian conventionalism? 
• What is the purpose of logic and how does this bear on the pluralism debate?
• Does logic obtain relative to a background parameter and, if so, what parameter?
• How should pluralists conceive of logic's normative role for reasoning/thought?
• Are there incoherent formulations of pluralism about logic and, if so, why?
• Does pluralism entail that disagreements about logic are faultless?
• Should we ultimately be monists, pluralists, or nihilists about logic? 

For further information, please contact the guest editors at [email protected] or [email protected]. The deadline for submissions is June 1, 2018.