Branches concerned with formal validity, inference and the foundations of mathematical reasoning. Belongs here: logic itself, philosophy of logic as reflection on logical systems and their scope, and philosophy of mathematics for its shared concern with proof, necessity and the foundations of formal systems. Does not belong here: philosophy of science, grouped separately even where a natural science makes heavy use of mathematical or logical method.
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1. Logic (Wikipedia)
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Early approaches include Aristotelian logic, Stoic logic, Nyaya, and Mohism.
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