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We propose that the set theory ZFC slightly modified to allow for urelements, and extended with appropriate definitional schemata, constitutes a complete description of natural human logic and that it constitutes a lingua characterica and a calculus ratiocinator in the sense of Leibniz.
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Mycielski, J. On the Formalization of Theories. J Autom Reasoning 50, 211–216 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10817-012-9247-4
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10817-012-9247-4