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All the ideas for 'Folk Psychology', 'The Laws of Thought' and 'Rechnungsmethoden (dissertation)'

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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
22277 Boole's method was axiomatic, achieving economy, plus multiple interpretations [Boole, by Potter]
6. Mathematics / A. Nature of Mathematics / 3. Nature of Numbers / c. Priority of numbers
18256 Quantity is inconceivable without the idea of addition [Frege]
6. Mathematics / C. Sources of Mathematics / 2. Intuition of Mathematics
9831 Geometry appeals to intuition as the source of its axioms [Frege]
18. Thought / A. Modes of Thought / 4. Folk Psychology
7518 If folk psychology gives a network of causal laws, that fits neatly with functionalism [Churchland,PM]
7520 Folk psychology never makes any progress, and is marginalised by modern science [Churchland,PM]
7519 Many mental phenomena are totally unexplained by folk psychology [Churchland,PM]