Tag: logic

Explanans: The Core of an Explanation

The explanans refers to the statement(s) providing the reason or cause for…

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Existential Import in Logic

Existential import refers to the assumption that a statement implies the existence…

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Existential Generalization

Existential generalization is a rule of inference that permits concluding that something…

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Existence Predicate

An existence predicate, often found in free logics, is a logical construct…

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Exclusion Negation in Three-Valued Logic

Exclusion negation in three-valued logic strictly denies the truth of a proposition.…

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Eubulides’ Paradoxes

Eubulides of Miletus proposed several paradoxes, most famously the Liar Paradox. These…

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Equivalence in Logic and Reasoning

Equivalence signifies that two statements or concepts have the same truth value…

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Equivalence in Logic and Mathematics

Equivalence signifies that two statements have the same truth value under all…

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Epistemicism: The Unknowable Truths

Epistemicism posits the existence of truths that are inherently unknowable. This philosophical…

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Epistemic Paradox

An epistemic paradox challenges our fundamental understanding of knowledge and belief. It…

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