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International Studies in Phenomenology and Philosophy

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On the computational meaning of axioms

Alberto Naibo Mattia PetroloThomas Seiller

pp. 141-184

Abstract

This paper investigates an anti-realist theory of meaning suitable for both logical and proper axioms. Unlike other anti-realist accounts such as Dummett–Prawitz verificationism, the standard framework of classical logic is not called into question. This account also admits semantic features beyond the inferential ones: computational aspects play an essential role in the determination of meaning. To deal with these computational aspects, a relaxation of syntax is necessary. This leads to a general kind of proof theory, where the objects of study are not typed objects like deductions, but rather untyped ones, in which formulas are replaced by geometrical configurations.

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Redmond Juan, Martins Olga Pombo, Fernández Ángel Nepomuceno (2016) Epistemology, knowledge and the impact of interaction. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 141-184

Full citation:

Naibo Alberto, Petrolo Mattia, Seiller Thomas (2016) „On the computational meaning of axioms“, In: J. Redmond, O. Martins & Á. Fernández (eds.), Epistemology, knowledge and the impact of interaction, Dordrecht, Springer, 141–184.