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    It is not the case that The unprovability of the empty sequent is thus a feature of classical and intuitionistic systems, not a logical necessity across all coherent proof systems.

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    • 1.The empty sequent's unprovability reflects a fundamental principle: no conclusion follows from no premises in any coherent system.
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    • 2.If some proof system proves the empty sequent, it's either inconsistent or redefines 'sequent' so fundamentally it's not comparable.
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    • 3.Logical necessity means unprovable in all sound systems for the same domain; the empty sequent meets this across foundational logics.
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    • 1.Different proof systems encode logical consequence differently, so unprovability varies by formal architecture, not absolute truth.
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    • 2.Paraconsistent logics tolerate contradictions without explosion, showing unprovability depends on system-specific consistency assumptions.
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    • 3.Relevance logics reject weakening, making some sequents unprovable there but provable in classical logic due to structural rules.
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