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Single Idea 13479

[from 'Frege on Knowing the Third Realm' by Tyler Burge, in 5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 3. Value of Logic ]

Full Idea

The laws of logic - which are constituted by atemporal thoughts and atemporal subject matter - provide universal prescriptions of how one ought to think, given that one's thinking has the function of attaining truth.

Gist of Idea

Given that thinking aims at truth, logic gives universal rules for how to do it

Source

Tyler Burge (Frege on Knowing the Third Realm [1992], p.316)

Book Reference

Burge,Tyler: 'Truth, Thought, Reason (on Frege)' [OUP 2001], p.316


A Reaction

Burge is giving, and endorsing, Frege's view. Burge is fighting a rearguard action, when logical systems keep proliferating. See Idea 10282. I sympathise with the dream of Burge and Frege.

Related Idea

Idea 10282 Logic is the study of sound argument, or of certain artificial languages (or applying the latter to the former) [Hodges,W]