Existential import and an unnecessary restriction on predicate logics

DOI10.1080/01445340.2017.1376182MaRDI QIDQ5207920zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors George Boger

Publication date 14 January 2020

Published in History and Philosophy of Logic (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1080/01445340.2017.1376182

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations (03A05) Classical first-order logic (03B10)

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