Full Idea
The 'triumph' of first-order logic may be related to the remnants of failed foundationalist programmes early this century - logicism and the Hilbert programme.
Gist of Idea
The 'triumph' of first-order logic may be related to logicism and the Hilbert programme, which failed
Source
Stewart Shapiro (Foundations without Foundationalism [1991], Pref)
Book Reference
Shapiro,Stewart: 'Foundations without Foundationalism' [OUP 1991], p.-17
A Reaction
Being complete must also be one of its attractions, and Quine seems to like it because of its minimal ontological commitment.