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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 / E. Structures of Logic / 4. Variables in Logic
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We study bound variables not to know reality, but to know what reality language asserts [Quine]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 1. Naming / f. Names eliminated
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Canonical notation needs quantification, variables and predicates, but not names [Quine, by Orenstein]
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Quine extended Russell's defining away of definite descriptions, to also define away names [Quine, by Orenstein]
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5. Theory of Logic / F. Referring in Logic / 2. Descriptions / c. Theory of definite descriptions
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Names can be converted to descriptions, and Russell showed how to eliminate those [Quine]
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