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5. Theory of Logic / B. Logical Consequence / 5. Modus Ponens
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Modus ponens is one of five inference rules identified by the Stoics [Chrysippus, by Devlin]
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5. Theory of Logic / D. Assumptions for Logic / 2. Excluded Middle
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Every proposition is either true or false [Chrysippus, by Cicero]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / b. Names as descriptive
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We don't normally think of names as having senses (e.g. we don't give definitions of them) [Searle]
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How can a proper name be correlated with its object if it hasn't got a sense? [Searle]
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'Aristotle' means more than just 'an object that was christened "Aristotle"' [Searle]
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Reference for proper names presupposes a set of uniquely referring descriptions [Searle]
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Proper names are logically connected with their characteristics, in a loose way [Searle]
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