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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 3. Value of Logic
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Frege frequently expressed a contempt for language [Frege, by Dummett]
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5. Theory of Logic / C. Ontology of Logic / 2. Platonism in Logic
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Frege thinks there is an independent logical order of the truths, which we must try to discover [Frege, by Hart,WD]
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5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 4. Variables in Logic
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We study bound variables not to know reality, but to know what reality language asserts [Quine]
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5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 7. Predicates in Logic
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Frege gives a functional account of predication so that we can dispense with predicates [Frege, by Benardete,JA]
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For Frege, predicates are names of functions that map objects onto the True and False [Frege, by McGinn]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / f. Names eliminated
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Canonical notation needs quantification, variables and predicates, but not names [Quine, by Orenstein]
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Quine extended Russell's defining away of definite descriptions, to also define away names [Quine, by Orenstein]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / c. Theory of definite descriptions
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Names can be converted to descriptions, and Russell showed how to eliminate those [Quine]
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5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 2. Domain of Quantification
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Frege always, and fatally, neglected the domain of quantification [Dummett on Frege]
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5. Theory of Logic / I. Semantics of Logic / 3. Logical Truth
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Basic truths of logic are not proved, but seen as true when they are understood [Frege, by Burge]
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