On the Concepts of Logic and the Sense of “Logical Reasoning”

Abstract

The paper aims at questioning the validity of substance-related and platonic forms of understanding the logic, while proposing to lay more emphasis on the notion of ‘logical reasoning’ rather than that of ‘logic’. Such change implies the necessity to investigate the way logical reasoning is related to the context in which it is carried out. As a result, the non-platonic approach to logic needs to be complemented by an adequate “sense theory” (as opposed to a theory of meaning). This turn allows to elucidate the problem of computer modeling of logical reasoning process that could be relevant for “strong enough” versions of the Turing Test.