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| Logical form: The logical form of a statement describes its basic structure, regardless of its content. It shows how the components of the statement are connected to each other, for example by operators such as “and”, “or” or “not”. In formal logic, the logical form is used to analyze arguments and check their validity. The entries below deal with the special features of these forms. See also Logic, Operators, Connectives, Truth tables._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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W.V.O. Quine on Logical Form - Dictionary of Arguments
IX 24 Def Identity/Quine: we can simplify now: instead of "y = z": - "y = z" stands for "∀x (x ε y ↔ x ε z)"- because we have identified the individuals with their unit classes. X 48 Name/Quine: we cannot quantify over them, so they are a different category - no variables - names can be replaced by variables, but not always vice versa. I 283 "No", "nobody", "nothing": equal "any" plus negation. III 101 "Generalized Conditional"/Quine: Example "All F are G". (Categorical theorem). Examples: "Nowhere"/logical form/Quine: "no F is a G" "Somewhere"/logical form/Quine: "some F are G" "Always"/logical form/Quine: "All F are G". "Whoever"/"whatever"/"whenever"/logical form/Quine: "all F are G". (or "generalized conditional": "if something is an F, it is a G".) "Any"/logical form/Quine: "all F are G". "Never"/logical form/Quine: "no F is a G". III 102 "Everywhere"/logical form/Quine: e.g. "I go everywhere you go": "All F are G". Likewise: E.g. "she gets what she wants". III 103 "Before"/"during"/logical form/Quine: "some F are G": e.g. "I knew him while he worked at the company": Some points of time are times I knew him and at which he worked at the company"._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Quine I W.V.O. Quine Word and Object, Cambridge/MA 1960 German Edition: Wort und Gegenstand Stuttgart 1980 Quine II W.V.O. Quine Theories and Things, Cambridge/MA 1986 German Edition: Theorien und Dinge Frankfurt 1985 Quine III W.V.O. Quine Methods of Logic, 4th edition Cambridge/MA 1982 German Edition: Grundzüge der Logik Frankfurt 1978 Quine V W.V.O. Quine The Roots of Reference, La Salle/Illinois 1974 German Edition: Die Wurzeln der Referenz Frankfurt 1989 Quine VI W.V.O. Quine Pursuit of Truth, Cambridge/MA 1992 German Edition: Unterwegs zur Wahrheit Paderborn 1995 Quine VII W.V.O. Quine From a logical point of view Cambridge, Mass. 1953 Quine VII (a) W. V. A. Quine On what there is In From a Logical Point of View, , Cambridge, MA 1953 Quine VII (b) W. V. A. Quine Two dogmas of empiricism In From a Logical Point of View, , Cambridge, MA 1953 Quine VII (c) W. V. A. Quine The problem of meaning in linguistics In From a Logical Point of View, , Cambridge, MA 1953 Quine VII (d) W. V. A. Quine Identity, ostension and hypostasis In From a Logical Point of View, , Cambridge, MA 1953 Quine VII (e) W. V. A. Quine New foundations for mathematical logic In From a Logical Point of View, , Cambridge, MA 1953 Quine VII (f) W. V. A. Quine Logic and the reification of universals In From a Logical Point of View, , Cambridge, MA 1953 Quine VII (g) W. V. A. Quine Notes on the theory of reference In From a Logical Point of View, , Cambridge, MA 1953 Quine VII (h) W. V. A. Quine Reference and modality In From a Logical Point of View, , Cambridge, MA 1953 Quine VII (i) W. V. A. Quine Meaning and existential inference In From a Logical Point of View, , Cambridge, MA 1953 Quine VIII W.V.O. Quine Designation and Existence, in: The Journal of Philosophy 36 (1939) German Edition: Bezeichnung und Referenz In Zur Philosophie der idealen Sprache, J. Sinnreich (Hg), München 1982 Quine IX W.V.O. Quine Set Theory and its Logic, Cambridge/MA 1963 German Edition: Mengenlehre und ihre Logik Wiesbaden 1967 Quine X W.V.O. Quine The Philosophy of Logic, Cambridge/MA 1970, 1986 German Edition: Philosophie der Logik Bamberg 2005 Quine XII W.V.O. Quine Ontological Relativity and Other Essays, New York 1969 German Edition: Ontologische Relativität Frankfurt 2003 Quine XIII Willard Van Orman Quine Quiddities Cambridge/London 1987 |
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