A number
of examples
of logical order come to mind: Plato's realm
of Ideas, for instance, constitutes a preassigned pattern that charts particular things and
events as real or good only to the degree they conform to these preexistent ideas.
A word more about the inner character
of the
event - theoretical framework, which consists
of (1) the usual quantificational theory
of first
order, extended to include the theory
of virtual classes and relations, (2) the theory
of identity, (3) Lesniewski's mereology or calculus
of individuals, (4)
logical syntax in its modern form, (5) a semantics or theory
of reference both extensional and intentional, (6) variant renditions
of systematic pragmatics as needed, (7) the theory
of events, states, acts, and processes, and, finally, (8) a theory
of structural or grammatical relations
of the kind needed for the analysis
of natural language.
Mixed in with the text, which discusses in
logical order the different facets
of presidential elections, are numerous sidebars describing such diverse topics as presidents who won the popular vote but lost the election, third - party candidates, the
order of succession in the
event that something happens to the president, first ladies, and vice presidents who went on to become presidents.