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Skepticism and floating conclusions
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The purpose of this paper is to question some commonly accepted patterns of reasoning involving nonmonotonic logics that generate multiple extensions. In particular, I argue that the phenomenon of floating conclusions indicates a problem with the view that the skeptical consequences of such theories should be identified with the statements that are supported by each of their various extensions.Author's Profile
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Moral dilemmas and nonmonotonic logic.John F. Horty - 1994 - Journal of Philosophical Logic 23 (1):35 - 65.
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