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All the ideas for 'works', 'On the Jewish Question' and 'Formal and Material Consequence'

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5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 4. Pure Logic

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If logic is topic-neutral that means it delves into all subjects, rather than having a pure subject matter [Read]

5. Theory of Logic / B. Logical Consequence / 1. Logical Consequence

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Not all arguments are valid because of form; validity is just true premises and false conclusion being impossible [Read]

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If the logic of 'taller of' rests just on meaning, then logic may be the study of merely formal consequence [Read]

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Maybe arguments are only valid when suppressed premises are all stated - but why? [Read]

5. Theory of Logic / B. Logical Consequence / 5. Modus Ponens

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In modus ponens the 'if-then' premise contributes nothing if the conclusion follows anyway [Read]

5. Theory of Logic / E. Structures of Logic / 2. Logical Connectives / a. Logical connectives

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Logical connectives contain no information, but just record combination relations between facts [Read]

5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 2. Domain of Quantification

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De Morgan introduced a 'universe of discourse', to replace Boole's universe of 'all things' [De Morgan, by Walicki]

10. Modality / B. Possibility / 8. Conditionals / d. Non-truthfunction conditionals

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Conditionals are just a shorthand for some proof, leaving out the details [Read]

24. Political Theory / D. Ideologies / 9. Communism

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Man is dominated by money, which is the essence of his alienation [Marx]

25. Social Practice / C. Rights / 1. Basis of Rights

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Marxists say liberal rights are confrontational, and liberal equality is a sham [Marx, by Wolff,J]