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Both kinds of free logic have been exploited in the development of theories of partial functions adequate to programming languages. For an example of the first kind, see Raymond Gumb and Karel Lambert, ‘Definitions in nonstrict positive free logic’, Modern Logic, 7 (1997), pp. edu); for an example of the second kind, see Solomon Feferman, ‘Definedness’, Erkenntness, 43 (1995), pp. 295–320. Jaakko Hintikka, ‘On the logic of existence and necessity I: Existence’, The Monist, 50 (1966), pp. 55–76.
Of the free logic sketched above in Section 2 be extended to allow them to be replaced either by names or definite descriptions, the proof sketch of (30) is as follows. (a) (b) ix(P(x)) = ix(P(x)) ⊃ ∀x((P(x) ⊃ x = ix(P(x))) & P(ix((x))) From (33), by substituting ix(P(x)) for t, and Tautologies; P(ix(P(x)) From(a), A3, Modus Ponens and Tautologies. 02) is quite acceptable as a principle in free logic. Now Leonard has noted19 that (30) yields, by substitution (35) ∃y(y = ix(∃y(y = x))). 18 19 Jaakko Hintikka, ‘Towards a theory of definite descriptions’ Analysis, 19 (1959), pp.
So logical evaluation of the statement (3) The null class is contained in any class apparently is not forthcoming. 3 The modern logic of general terms purports to resolve the matter in another less restrictive way. It allows unlimited substitution into the general term place-holders P and Q, and replaces the inference pattern (4) ∀x(P(x) ⊃ Q(x)) . . ∃x(P(x) & Q(x)) by the inference pattern (5) ∀x(P(x) ⊃ Q(x)) ∃x(P(x)) . . ∃x(P(x) & Q(x)) So, it would seem, the scope of application of logic is not restricted vis-`a-vis its general terms, and it becomes possible to evaluate logically statements such as (3).