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Ideas for Dennis Whitcomb, Alan Musgrave and R.D. Ingthorsson

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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 5. First-Order Logic

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Philosophers accepted first-order logic, because they took science to be descriptive, not explanatory [Ingthorsson]

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

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The If-thenist view only seems to work for the axiomatised portions of mathematics [Musgrave]

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Perhaps If-thenism survives in mathematics if we stick to first-order logic [Musgrave]

5. Theory of Logic / I. Semantics of Logic / 3. Logical Truth

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Logical truths may contain non-logical notions, as in 'all men are men' [Musgrave]

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A statement is logically true if it comes out true in all interpretations in all (non-empty) domains [Musgrave]