Theory and practice of logical reconstruction : : Anselm as a model case / / Friedrich Reinmuth, Geo Siegwart and Christian Tapp.

• VerfasserIn: Reinmuth, Friedrich,; Siegwart, Geo,; Tapp, Christian,
• TeilnehmendeR: Siegwart, Geo,; Tapp, Christian,
• Place / Publishing House: Paderborn : : Mentis Verlag,, [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Logical Analysis and History of Philosophy / Philosophiegeschichte und logische Analyse 17.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.

Logical reconstruction is a fundamental philosophical method for achieving clarity concerning the prerequisites, presuppositions and the logical structure of natural language arguments. The scope and limits of this method have become visible not least through its intense application to Anselm of Canterbury’s notorious proofs for the existence of God. This volume collects, on the one hand, reconstructions of Anselmian arguments that take account of the problems of reconstruction and, on the other hand, theoretical reflections on reconstruction with a view to Anselm. We hope that this will allow the reader to critically assess the merits of the theoretical The journal provides a forum for articles in which classical philosophical texts are interpreted by drawing on the resources on modern formal logic. All contributions are double blind peer-reviewed. Information concerning the contents of past volumes (abstracts of all published papers) and plans for future volumes (call for papers, et cetera) can be found on the website: www.rub.de/philosophy/pla

Table of Contents

Cover -- Titel -- Inhalt -- Preface - Vorwort -- Theory and Practice of Logical Reconstruction: Anselm as a Model Case -- Friedrich Reinmuth, Geo Siegwart, Christian Tapp: Theory and Practice of Logical Reconstruction - Anselm as a Model Case. Introduction -- Peter Hinst: A Logical Analysis of the Main Argument in Chapter 2 of the Proslogion by Anselm of Canterbury -- Geo Siegwart: Gaunilo Parodies Anselm - An Extraordinary Job for the Interpreter -- Christian Tapp: The Uniqueness of God in Anselm's Monologion -- Georg Brun: Reconstructing Arguments - Formalization and Reflective Equilibrium -- Winfried Löffler: A Wide-Reflective-Equilibrium Conception of Reconstructive Formalization -- Friedrich Reinmuth: Hermeneutics, Logic and Reconstruction -- History of Philosophy in General - Philosophiegeschichte im Allgemeinen -- Lorenz Demey: Ockham on the (In)fallibility of Intuitive Cognition -- Book Reviews - Buchbesprechungen -- Dale E. Miller: J.S. Mill. Moral, Social and Political Thought (Joseph Tarquin Foulkes Roberts) -- Richard Tieszen: After Gödel. Platonism and Rationalism in Mathematics and Logic (Holger A. Leuz) -- Saul Kripke: Reference and Existence (Ádám Tamás Tuboly) -- List of Contributors - Liste der Autoren.