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Ideas for Machamer,P/Darden,L/Craver,C, Mark Colyvan and Joseph Melia

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4. Formal Logic / C. Predicate Calculus PC / 1. Predicate Calculus PC
Predicate logic has connectives, quantifiers, variables, predicates, equality, names and brackets [Melia]
     Full Idea: First-order predicate language has four connectives, two quantifiers, variables, predicates, equality, names, and brackets.
     From: Joseph Melia (Modality [2003], Ch.2)
     A reaction: Look up the reference for the details! The spirit of logic is seen in this basic framework, and the main interest is in the ontological commitment of the items on the list. The list is either known a priori, or it is merely conventional.