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5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 1. Logical Form
10407 Logical Form explains differing logical behaviour of similar sentences [Swoyer]
     Full Idea: 'Logical Form' is a technical notion motivated by the observation that sentences with a similar surface structure may exhibit quite different logical behaviour.
     From: Chris Swoyer (Properties [2000], 4.2)
     A reaction: [Swoyer goes on to give some nice examples] The tricky question is whether each sentence has ONE logical form. Pragmatics warns us of the dangers. One needs to check numerous inferences from a given sentences, not just one.
5. Theory of Logic / K. Features of Logics / 1. Axiomatisation
19632 An axiom has no more authority than a frenzy [Cioran]
     Full Idea: This earth is a place where can confirm anything with an equal likelihood: here axioms and frenzies are interchangeable.
     From: E.M. Cioran (A Short History of Decay [1949], 3)
     A reaction: A perceptive and poetic expression of the modern anti-Euclidean and anti-Fregean view of axioms, as purely formal features of a model or system.