The standard interpretation of higher-order variables in modern logic and the concept of function in mathematics

A logic that utilizes higher-order quantification --quantifying over concepts (or relations), not just over the first-order level of individuals-- can be interpreted standardly or nonstandardly depending on whether one takes an intensional or extensional view of concepts. I argue that this decision...

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Main Author: Constant, Dimitri
Language:en_US
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/14239