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Ideas for 'Thinking About Mathematics', 'The Laws of Thought' and 'This is Political Philosophy'

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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic

8686	Boole made logic more mathematical, with algebra, quantifiers and probability [Boole, by Friend]

5. Theory of Logic / D. Assumptions for Logic / 2. Excluded Middle

8729	Intuitionists deny excluded middle, because it is committed to transcendent truth or objects [Shapiro]

5. Theory of Logic / H. Proof Systems / 2. Axiomatic Proof

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Boole's method was axiomatic, achieving economy, plus multiple interpretations [Boole, by Potter]