Synthese

, Volume 63, Issue 3, pp 295–328 | Cite as

Formal systems of dialogue rules

  • Erik C. W. Krabbe
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Abstract

Section 1 contains a survey of options in constructing a formal system of dialogue rules. The distinction between material and formal systems is discussed (section 1.1). It is stressed that the material systems are, in several senses, formal as well. In section 1.2 variants as to language form (choices of logical constants and logical rules) are pointed out. Section 1.3 is concerned with options as to initial positions and the permissibility of attacks on elementary statements. The problem of ending a dialogue, and of infinite dialogues, is treated in section 1.4. Other options, e.g., as to the number of attacks allowed with respect to each statement, are listed in section 1.5. Section 1.6 explains the concept of a ‘chain of arguments’.

From section 2 onward four types of dialectic systems are picked out for closer study: D, E, Di and Ei. After a preliminary section on dialogue sequents and winning strategies, the equivalence of derivability in intuitionistic logic and the existence of a winning strategy (for the Proponent) on the strength of Ei is shown by simple inductive proofs.

Section 3 contains a — relatively quick — proof of the equivalence of the four systems. It follows that each of them yields intuitionistic logic.

Keywords

Initial Position Formal System Material System Language Form Elementary Statement 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Erik C. W. Krabbe
    • 1
  1. 1.Filosofisch Instituut Rijksuniversiteit at UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands

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