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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic
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Before the late 19th century logic was trivialised by not dealing with relations [Putnam]
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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 5. First-Order Logic
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Asserting first-order validity implicitly involves second-order reference to classes [Putnam]
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5. Theory of Logic / C. Ontology of Logic / 1. Ontology of Logic
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Unfashionably, I think logic has an empirical foundation [Putnam]
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5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 5. Functions in Logic
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We can identify functions with certain sets - or identify sets with certain functions [Putnam]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / b. Names as descriptive
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We refer to Thales successfully by name, even if all descriptions of him are false [Schwartz,SP]
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The traditional theory of names says some of the descriptions must be correct [Schwartz,SP]
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5. Theory of Logic / I. Semantics of Logic / 3. Logical Truth
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Having a valid form doesn't ensure truth, as it may be meaningless [Putnam]
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