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Single Idea 10056

[catalogued under 5. Theory of Logic / C. Ontology of Logic / 3. If-Thenism]

Full Idea

At bottom eternal truths are all conditional, saying 'granted such a thing, such another thing is'.

Gist of Idea

At bottom eternal truths are all conditional

Source

Gottfried Leibniz (New Essays on Human Understanding [1704], 4.11.14), quoted by Alan Musgrave - Logicism Revisited §4

Book Reference

-: 'British Soc for the Philosophy of Science' [-], p.110


A Reaction

Thus showing Leibniz to have sympathy with the if-thenist view. He cites geometry as his illustration.