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Ideas for Lynch,MP/Glasgow,JM, Thomas Hofweber and Lars Svendsen
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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 7. Second-Order Logic
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Since properties can have properties, some theorists rank them in 'types' [Hofweber]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / c. Names as referential
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Maybe not even names are referential, but are just by used by speakers to refer [Hofweber]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / d. Singular terms
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An adjective contributes semantically to a noun phrase [Hofweber]
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'Singular terms' are not found in modern linguistics, and are not the same as noun phrases [Hofweber]
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If two processes are said to be identical, that doesn't make their terms refer to entities [Hofweber]
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5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 1. Quantification
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The quantifier in logic is not like the ordinary English one (which has empty names, non-denoting terms etc) [Hofweber]
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The inferential quantifier focuses on truth; the domain quantifier focuses on reality [Hofweber]
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5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 2. Domain of Quantification
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Quantifiers for domains and for inference come apart if there are no entities [Hofweber]
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5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 4. Substitutional Quantification
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Quantification can't all be substitutional; some reference is obviously to objects [Hofweber]
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