substructural logic
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Substructural logics are a class of logics where the standard properties of the deduction symbol are weakened. These logics are studied in different fields: relevance logic by philosophers, linear logic by computer scientists, and a noncommutative version of linear logic by linguists.1
While classical logic operates with principles like the excluded third, other logics exist, such as many-valued logics, fuzzy logic, and quantum logic. However, substructural logics represent a significant area of research by modifying the fundamental rules of logical deduction.1
Mathematics can be formulated within axiomatic set theory, and much mathematical reasoning uses logical terms, particularly first-order logic. Symbolic logic, developed in the late 19th century, has profoundly changed the understanding of logic, allowing for the representation of complex statements and inferences.23
- foundations of mathematics - Other logics
- metalogic - Formation rules
- philosophy of logic - Mathematics
- philosophy of logic - Nature and varieties of logic
- history of logic - Propositional and predicate logic
- metalogic - Elementary logic
- analytic philosophy - The role of symbolic logic
- philosophy of logic - Limitations of logic
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