Combining Philosophers
Ideas for H.Putnam/P.Oppenheim, Frank P. Ramsey and Thomas Mautner
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5. Theory of Logic / B. Logical Consequence / 6. Entailment
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Entailment is logical requirement; it may be not(p and not-q), but that has problems [Mautner]
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5. Theory of Logic / B. Logical Consequence / 7. Strict Implication
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Strict implication says false propositions imply everything, and everything implies true propositions [Mautner]
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5. Theory of Logic / B. Logical Consequence / 8. Material Implication
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'Material implication' is defined as 'not(p and not-q)', but seems to imply a connection between p and q [Mautner]
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A person who 'infers' draws the conclusion, but a person who 'implies' leaves it to the audience [Mautner]
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5. Theory of Logic / D. Assumptions for Logic / 1. Bivalence
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Vagueness seems to be inconsistent with the view that every proposition is true or false [Mautner]
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5. Theory of Logic / D. Assumptions for Logic / 4. Identity in Logic
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Either 'a = b' vacuously names the same thing, or absurdly names different things [Ramsey]
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5. Theory of Logic / G. Quantification / 1. Quantification
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Quantifiers turn an open sentence into one to which a truth-value can be assigned [Mautner]
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5. Theory of Logic / L. Paradox / 1. Paradox
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Contradictions are either purely logical or mathematical, or they involved thought and language [Ramsey]
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