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   olcott to Tristan Wibberley   
   Re: Changing the foundational basis to P   
   07 Feb 26 22:59:57   
   
   XPost: comp.theory, sci.logic, sci.math   
   XPost: comp.lang.prolog   
   From: polcott333@gmail.com   
      
   On 2/7/2026 8:47 PM, Tristan Wibberley wrote:   
   > On 07/02/2026 00:10, olcott wrote:   
   >> When I refer to a formal system I am referring to   
   >> Russell's atomic facts written down and placed in   
   >> a simple Type Hierarchy.   
   >   
   > Is that, in effect, the conventional meaning of "formal system"? It is   
   > not normally expressed so, see Curry and Feys.   
   >   
      
   It is the axiomatic foundation of this:   
   "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"   
   reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.   
      
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       "true on the basis of meaning expressed in language"
       reliably computable for the entire body of knowledge.

              This required establishing a new foundation
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