Underlying the theory of inferences, a primary task of logic is language analysis. Such a task can be understood as depending on a general theory of representation, taking as a starting point the idea that some entities (`` representations '') can present some entites (`` contents ''). We outline a theory of representation accounting for the capacity of representational systems to access universes that extend beyond an immediate presence. We define three logical properties that any adequate representational system should have: completeness, faithfulness, coherence. We show that logical laws are laws of representation. Finally, it appears that logic can be considered as the abstract theory of representation.

翻译：推理理论的基础在于，逻辑的首要任务是对语言进行分析。这一任务可被理解为依赖于一种关于表征的一般理论，其出发点在于某些实体（"表征"）能够呈现某些实体（"内容"）这一观念。我们勾勒了一种表征理论，用以解释表征系统通达超越当前临在之宇宙的能力。我们定义了任何恰当的表征系统应具备的三个逻辑性质：完备性、忠实性、连贯性。我们表明逻辑法则即为表征法则。最后，逻辑可被视为关于表征的抽象理论。