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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 5. First-Order Logic

21495	Theoretical and practical politics are both concerned with the best lives for individuals [Russell]
	Full Idea: Political ideals must be based upon ideals for the individual life. The aim of politics should be to make the lives of individuals as good as possible.
	From: Bertrand Russell (Political Ideals [1917], 1)
	A reaction: Russell floats between socialism and anarchism, but this foundational remark is classic liberalism.

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 4. Variables in Logic

9148	I think of variables as objects rather than as signs [Fine,K]
	Full Idea: It is natural nowadays to think of variables as a certain kind of sign, but I wish to think of them as a certain kind of object.
	From: Kit Fine (Cantorian Abstraction: Recon. and Defence [1998], §2)
	A reaction: Fine has a theory based on 'arbitrary objects', which is a rather charming idea. The cell of a spreadsheet is a kind of object, I suppose. A variable might be analogous to a point in space, where objects can locate themselves.