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All the ideas for 'The Laws of Thought', 'How there could be a private language' and 'teachings'

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4. Formal Logic / B. Propositional Logic PL / 1. Propositional Logic

8083	Boole applied normal algebra to logic, aiming at an algebra of thought [Boole, by Devlin]

7727	Boole's notation can represent syllogisms and propositional arguments, but not both at once [Boole, by Weiner]

5. Theory of Logic / A. Overview of Logic / 2. History of Logic

8686	Boole made logic more mathematical, with algebra, quantifiers and probability [Boole, by Friend]

5. Theory of Logic / H. Proof Systems / 2. Axiomatic Proof

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Boole's method was axiomatic, achieving economy, plus multiple interpretations [Boole, by Potter]

18. Thought / B. Mechanics of Thought / 4. Language of Thought

2604	We must have expressive power BEFORE we learn language [Fodor]

29. Religion / C. Spiritual Disciplines / 3. Buddhism

7607	Nagarjuna and others pronounced the world of experience to be an illusion [Nagarjuna, by Armstrong,K]