Is Hume's Principle analytic?

被引:2
作者
Darnell, Eamon [1 ]
Thomas-Bolduc, Aaron [2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Toronto, Dept Philosophy, 27 Kings Coll Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 1A1, Canada
[2] Univ Calgary, Dept Philosophy, 2500 Univ Dr, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada
关键词
Neo-logicism; Non-standard analysis; Hume's Principle; Frege; Analyticity; ABSTRACTION;
D O I
10.1007/s11229-018-01988-8
中图分类号
N09 [自然科学史]; B [哲学、宗教];
学科分类号
01 ; 0101 ; 010108 ; 060207 ; 060305 ; 0712 ;
摘要
The question of the analyticity of Hume's Principle (HP) is central to the neo-logicist project. We take on this question with respect to Frege's definition of analyticity, which entails that a sentence cannot be analytic if it can be consistently denied within the sphere of a special science. We show that HP can be denied within non-standard analysis and argue that if HP is taken to depend on Frege's definition of number, it isn't analytic, and if HP is taken to be primitive there is only a very narrow range of circumstances where it might be taken to be analytic. The latter discussion also sheds some light on the connections between the Bad Company and Caesar objections.
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页码:169 / 185
页数:17
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