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Ideas for 'Thinking About Mathematics', 'Possibility' and 'Basic Problems of Phenomenology'

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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 3. Value of Logic

13378

It is a mistake to think that the logic developed for mathematics can clarify language and philosophy [Jubien]

5. Theory of Logic / C. Ontology of Logic / 2. Platonism in Logic

15571

The idea of an atemporal realm of validity is as implausible as medieval theology [Heidegger]

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 / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / a. Names

13402

We only grasp a name if we know whether to apply it when the bearer changes [Jubien]

13405

The baptiser picks the bearer of a name, but social use decides the category [Jubien]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / c. Names as referential

13399

Examples show that ordinary proper names are not rigid designators [Jubien]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / b. Definite descriptions

13398

We could make a contingent description into a rigid and necessary one by adding 'actual' to it [Jubien]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 3. Objectual Quantification

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Philosophers reduce complex English kind-quantifiers to the simplistic first-order quantifier [Jubien]