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    Challenges→Jones must endorse Hamilton's view that predicates are quantified in order to retain the thesis that significant assertion is the assertion of an identity

    A thesis requiring a flawed logical apparatus as its necessary condition is undermined by the availability of Boole's algebraic logic, which preserves propositional significance without quantifying predicates.

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    Key Terms

    Boole / Boolean logic(as used in mathematical logic)
    A system of logic developed by mathematician George Boole that uses symbols and rules to work with true/false statements, forming the foundation of modern computer logic.
    algebraic logic(as used in mathematical logic)
    A way of studying logic using math-like symbols and operations (similar to how algebra uses x and y), making logical relationships easier to work with formally.
    flawed(as used in logic)
    Containing errors or defects that make something unreliable or incorrect.
    logical apparatus(as used in logic)
    A system or set of rules and tools used to test whether arguments are valid and conclusions follow from their starting points.
    necessary condition

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    A condition C is necessary for event E if E would not have occurred in the absence of C
    propositional significance(as used in logic and philosophy of language)
    The meaning and importance of a statement or claim—whether it actually says something true or false.
    quantifying predicates(as used in formal logic)
    Specifying exactly how many things have a certain quality (like 'some' or 'all'), which some older logical systems required but modern systems don't.
    thesis(Atomist account of how elemental differences produce varied appearances)
    The positional orientation of an element, such that N differs from Z

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