10 ideas
9390 | Logic guides thinking, but it isn't a substitute for it [Rumfitt] |
14187 | If logic is topic-neutral that means it delves into all subjects, rather than having a pure subject matter [Read] |
14188 | Not all arguments are valid because of form; validity is just true premises and false conclusion being impossible [Read] |
14182 | If the logic of 'taller of' rests just on meaning, then logic may be the study of merely formal consequence [Read] |
14183 | Maybe arguments are only valid when suppressed premises are all stated - but why? [Read] |
14184 | In modus ponens the 'if-then' premise contributes nothing if the conclusion follows anyway [Read] |
14186 | Logical connectives contain no information, but just record combination relations between facts [Read] |
9389 | Vague membership of sets is possible if the set is defined by its concept, not its members [Rumfitt] |
14185 | Conditionals are just a shorthand for some proof, leaving out the details [Read] |
3193 | Turing showed that logical rules can be specified computationally and mechanically [Turing, by Rey] |