Combining Philosophers

Ideas for Cynthia Macdonald, Bernard Linsky and Ren Descartes

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5. Theory of Logic / C. Ontology of Logic / 3. If-Thenism

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Arithmetic and geometry achieve some certainty without worrying about existence [Descartes]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / b. Definite descriptions

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Definite descriptions, unlike proper names, have a logical structure [Linsky,B]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / c. Theory of definite descriptions

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Definite descriptions theory eliminates the King of France, but not the Queen of England [Linsky,B]

5. Theory of Logic / I. Semantics of Logic / 5. Extensionalism

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Extensionalism means what is true of a function is true of coextensive functions [Linsky,B]