The Challenge of the K-Principle in Deontic Logic (and Well Beyond)

I go through various arguments why the K-principle (aka Distributivity Axiom), O(p→q)→(Op→Oq), a cornerstone of all deontic logic as the latter is standardly conceived, is of little use for the logical analysis of real-life deontic discourse. It is empirically false, I argue. Then I proceed to the...

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Autor principal:	Wojciech Żełaniec
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Publicado:	Rosenberg & Sellier 2017
Materias:	K-principle deontic logic possible worlds deontic discourse Aesthetics BH1-301 Ethics BJ1-1725
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e68fcc200cd14757952c229ad71d71eb2021-12-02T09:51:20ZThe Challenge of the K-Principle in Deontic Logic (and Well Beyond)10.13128/Phe_Mi-224362280-78532239-4028https://doaj.org/article/e68fcc200cd14757952c229ad71d71eb2017-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/pam/article/view/7296https://doaj.org/toc/2280-7853https://doaj.org/toc/2239-4028 I go through various arguments why the K-principle (aka Distributivity Axiom), O(p→q)→(Op→Oq), a cornerstone of all deontic logic as the latter is standardly conceived, is of little use for the logical analysis of real-life deontic discourse. It is empirically false, I argue. Then I proceed to the question why it is so attractive, and I submit the hypothesis that to blame is Kripke semantics, making use of the imagery of possible worlds, accepted as a de facto standard in deontic logic. This semantics, however, is not attuned to the needs of controlling real-life deontic discourse, as the latter is mostly about things entirely this-worldly. For this-worldly relations possibly founding the deontic modalities the K-principle stands poor chance of working, I argue. Wojciech ŻełaniecRosenberg & SellierarticleK-principledeontic logicpossible worldsdeontic discourseAestheticsBH1-301EthicsBJ1-1725ENFRITPhenomenology and Mind, Iss 13 (2017)
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description	I go through various arguments why the K-principle (aka Distributivity Axiom), O(p→q)→(Op→Oq), a cornerstone of all deontic logic as the latter is standardly conceived, is of little use for the logical analysis of real-life deontic discourse. It is empirically false, I argue. Then I proceed to the question why it is so attractive, and I submit the hypothesis that to blame is Kripke semantics, making use of the imagery of possible worlds, accepted as a de facto standard in deontic logic. This semantics, however, is not attuned to the needs of controlling real-life deontic discourse, as the latter is mostly about things entirely this-worldly. For this-worldly relations possibly founding the deontic modalities the K-principle stands poor chance of working, I argue.
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The Challenge of the K-Principle in Deontic Logic (and Well Beyond)

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