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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]

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]

5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / a. Names

8453	If we had to name objects to make existence claims, we couldn't discuss all the real numbers [Quine]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 1. Quantification

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No sense can be made of quantification into opaque contexts [Quine, by Hale]

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Finite quantification can be eliminated in favour of disjunction and conjunction [Quine, by Dummett]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 4. Substitutional Quantification

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Quine thought substitutional quantification confused use and mention, but then saw its nominalist appeal [Quine, by Marcus (Barcan)]