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Full Idea
In order to express generality, Frege introduced quantifier notation.
Gist of Idea
Frege introduced quantifiers for generality
Source
report of Gottlob Frege (Begriffsschrift [1879]) by Joan Weiner - Frege
Book Ref
Weiner,Joan: 'Frege' [OUP 1999], p.44
A Reaction
This is the birth of predicate logic, beloved of analytical philosophers (but of no apparent interest to phenomenalists, deconstructionists, existentialists?). Generality is what you get from induction (which is, of course, problematic).