Pragmatics: Understanding Meaning in Context
Pragmatics explores how context shapes language interpretation beyond literal meanings. It examines…
Post Hoc, Ergo Propter Hoc: Understanding a Common Logical Fallacy
This logical fallacy, 'post hoc, ergo propter hoc,' mistakenly concludes that because…
Post Consistency in Formal Theories
A theory is Post consistent if it contains at least one unprovable…
Possibility: Understanding Potential States of Affairs
Possibility refers to the capacity for something to be true or occur,…
Polyadic First-Order Logic
An extension of first-order logic that incorporates predicates with multiple arguments. This…
Pluralism
Pluralism, particularly logical pluralism, suggests that there can be multiple, distinct, and…
Plural Quantification Explained
Plural quantification extends logic beyond single entities to statements about sets and…
Plato’s Beard: Quine’s Metaphor for Non-Existent Entities
Plato's beard, a metaphor coined by W.V.O. Quine, explores the philosophical challenge…