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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 1. Overview of Logic
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If a sound conclusion comes from two errors that cancel out, the path of the argument must matter [Rumfitt]
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5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 2. Logical Connectives / a. Logical connectives
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Standardly 'and' and 'but' are held to have the same sense by having the same truth table [Rumfitt]
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The sense of a connective comes from primitively obvious rules of inference [Rumfitt]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / a. Descriptions
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Russell only uses descriptions attributively, and Strawson only referentially [Donnellan, by Lycan]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / b. Definite descriptions
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A definite description can have a non-referential use [Donnellan]
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Definite descriptions are 'attributive' if they say something about x, and 'referential' if they pick x out [Donnellan]
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'The x is F' only presumes that x exists; it does not actually entail the existence [Donnellan]
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