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all- In this historical logic and philosophy usage, all can name the whole of something, even the entire universe.

In this historical logic and philosophy usage, all can name the whole of something, even the entire universe. It also marks a universal statement about every member of a class, or a collective reading in which several things are taken together as one whole.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “All” (All).
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