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An "Absolute" Type of Logic

Logic 2025-08-12 v12

Abstract

This paper proposes an alternative to standard first-order logic that seeks greater naturalness, generality, and semantic self-containment. The system removes the first-order restriction, avoids type hierarchies, and dispenses with external structures, making the meaning of expressions depend solely on their constituent symbols. Terms and formulas are unified into a single notion of expression, with set-builder notation integrated as a primitive construct. Connectives and quantifiers are treated as operators among others rather than as privileged primitives. The deductive framework is minimal and intuitive, with soundness and consistency established and completeness examined. While computability requirements may limit universality, the system offers a unified and potentially more faithful model of human mathematical deduction, providing an alternative foundation for formal reasoning.

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@article{arxiv.1107.4696,
  title  = {An "Absolute" Type of Logic},
  author = {Mauro Avon},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1107.4696},
  year   = {2025}
}

Comments

189 pages. Computability requirements have been introduced into the system definition; another example of deduction has been added

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