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Interrogative Logic as a General Theory of Reasoning

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Part of the book series: Jaakko Hintikka Selected Papers ((HISP,volume 5))

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The interrogative approach to reasoning and argumentation is not just one approach to its subject among many. Both historically and systematically, it is arguably the first and foremost theory of reasoning.

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Hintikka, J. (1999). Interrogative Logic as a General Theory of Reasoning. In: Inquiry as Inquiry: A Logic of Scientific Discovery. Jaakko Hintikka Selected Papers, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9313-7_3

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