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    Homer and Selman

    contemporaryAnalytic Philosophy

    Homer and Selman refers to the collaborative work of philosophers examining the epistemology of logic and computation, most notably associated with discussions of a priori knowledge and computational complexity. Their work probes the tension between traditional rationalist accounts of logical knowledge and the computational costs of actually deriving logical truths.

    Notable Achievements

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    Articulated the tension between a priori status of logical knowledge and computational complexity

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    Contributed to epistemology of logic and philosophy of computation

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    Examined feasibility constraints on rationalist accounts of mathematical and logical knowledge

    Positions & Arguments(1)

    Skepticism

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    There is a fundamental tension between treating logical knowledge as a priori and the computational intractability of deciding logical validity.

    Truth & Knowledge

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    There is a fundamental tension between treating logical knowledge as a priori and the computational intractability of deciding logical validity.

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    Analytic Philosophy

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    Truth & Knowledge1
    Skepticism1

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