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4. Formal Logic / E. Nonclassical Logics / 6. Free Logic

8250	So-called 'free logic' operates without existence assumptions [Meinong, by George/Van Evra]
	Full Idea: Meinong has recently been credited with inspiring 'free logic': a logic without existence assumptions.
	From: report of Alexius Meinong (The Theory of Objects [1904]) by George / Van Evra - The Rise of Modern Logic 8
	A reaction: This would appear to be a bold escape from the quandries concerning the existential implications of quantifiers. I immediately find it very appealing. It seems to spell disaster for the Quinean program of deducing ontology from language.