This paper calls into question the traditional interpretation that logic is, according to Kant, analytic. On the basis of a reconstruction of the salient features of both Kant’s theory of analyticity and conception of pure general logic, it is shown that Kant does not apply the analytic-synthetic distinction to logical judgments at all. Moreover, applying Kant’s definitions beyond his reasons for leaving the matter unsolved leads to the result that many logical judgments are neither analytic nor synthetic.

Kant on the analyticity of logic / C. Larese. - In: ARGUMENTA. - ISSN 2465-2334. - 15(2022 Nov), pp. 173-187. [10.14275/2465-2334/20200.lar]

Kant on the analyticity of logic

C. Larese
2022

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This paper calls into question the traditional interpretation that logic is, according to Kant, analytic. On the basis of a reconstruction of the salient features of both Kant’s theory of analyticity and conception of pure general logic, it is shown that Kant does not apply the analytic-synthetic distinction to logical judgments at all. Moreover, applying Kant’s definitions beyond his reasons for leaving the matter unsolved leads to the result that many logical judgments are neither analytic nor synthetic.
Kant; Analytic-synthetic distinction; Pure general logic; Formality of logic; Containment criterion
Settore M-FIL/02 - Logica e Filosofia della Scienza
Settore M-FIL/01 - Filosofia Teoretica
Settore M-FIL/06 - Storia della Filosofia
nov-2022
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