ABSTRACT

Like most issues within the philosophical realm there are controversies surrounding the nature and subject matter of philosophical logic and philosophy of logic. While some philosophers on the one hand see philosophical logic as using logic as a tool to deal with philosophical problems and take philosophy of logic as a self-check method whereby the tools of logic itself are critically analysed, others on the other hand see no distinction between both. For instance, Susan Haack supports the latter position that there is no clear distinction between both fields while A.C. Grayling and Dale Jacquette are adherents of the former position. This paper attempts an expository analysis of the characteristics of both philosophical logic and philosophy of logic. It argues that though there are basic distinctions in their features, there are points of intersection which makes them co-relevant in the development of logic, philosophy and other related fields.