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[catalogued under 5. Theory of Logic / J. Model Theory in Logic / 3. Löwenheim-Skolem Theorems]

Full Idea

Downward Löwenheim-Skolem: a finite or denumerable set of first-order formulas that is satisfied by a model whose domain is infinite is satisfied in a model whose domain is the natural numbers

Gist of Idea

Downward Löwenheim-Skolem: if there's an infinite model, there is a countable model

Source

Stewart Shapiro (Higher-Order Logic [2001], 2.1)

Book Reference

'Blackwell Guide to Philosophical Logic', ed/tr. Goble,Lou [Blackwell 2001], p.34