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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 1. Overview of Logic

7681	Logic describes inferences between sentences expressing possible properties of objects [Jacquette]
	Full Idea: It is fundamental that logic depends on logical possibilities, in which logically possible properties are predicated of logically possible objects. Logic describes inferential structures among sentences expressing the predication of properties to objects.
	From: Dale Jacquette (Ontology [2002], Ch. 2)
	A reaction: If our imagination is the only tool we have for assessing possibilities, this leaves the domain of logic as being a bit subjective. There is an underlying Platonism to the idea, since inferences would exist even if nothing else did.

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 4. Pure Logic

2442	Inferences are surely part of the causal structure of the world [Fodor]
	Full Idea: Inferences are surely part of the causal structure of the world.
	From: Jerry A. Fodor (The Elm and the Expert [1993], §3)