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5. Theory of Logic / C. Ontology of Logic / 3. If-Thenism

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Quine quickly dismisses If-thenism [Quine, by Musgrave]

5. Theory of Logic / C. Ontology of Logic / 4. Logic by Convention

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Logic needs general conventions, but that needs logic to apply them to individual cases [Quine, by Rey]

8998	Claims that logic and mathematics are conventional are either empty, uninteresting, or false [Quine]

8999	Logic isn't conventional, because logic is needed to infer logic from conventions [Quine]

9000	If a convention cannot be communicated until after its adoption, what is its role? [Quine]