I propose that logic may be seen as a science of patterns—however, not in the sense in which mathematics is a science of patterns, but rather in the sense in which physics is. The proposal is that logic identifies, explores, and fixes the inferential patterns which de facto govern our argumentative practices. It can be seen, I argue, as picking up the patterns and working from them toward the state of reflective equilibrium, where the laws it aims at are explicitly articulated. Due to the normativity of logic, this process is not quite the same as that in which a natural science works its way from data to its laws; however, there is no reason why it should be seen as proceeding via a mysterious "a priori analysis.” Instead, it should proceed in the intersubjective space in which the sciences are practiced.

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逻辑作为模式科学？

我认为逻辑可以被视为一门关于模式的科学——然而，不是像数学那样是关于模式的科学，而是像物理学那样。该建议认为，逻辑可以识别、探索和修复事实上支配我们论证实践的推理模式。我认为，它可以被视为拾取模式并从它们出发走向反思平衡状态，在这种状态下，它所针对的规律得到了明确的阐述。由于逻辑的规范性，这个过程与自然科学从数据到规律的过程并不完全相同。然而，没有理由认为它是通过神秘的“先验分析”进行的。相反，它应该在实践科学的主体间空间中进行。