Is logic in the mind or in the world?

Synthese 181 (2):353 - 365 (2011)
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The paper presents an outline of a unified answer to five questions concerning logic: (1) Is logic in the mind or in the world? (2) Does logic need a foundation? What is the main obstacle to a foundation for logic? Can it be overcome? (3) How does logic work? What does logical form represent? Are logical constants referential? (4) Is there a criterion of logicality? (5) What is the relation between logic and mathematics?

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Philosophy of mathematics: structure and ontology.Stewart Shapiro - 1997 - New York: Oxford University Press.

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