Syncategorematic terms are words like conjunctions, prepositions, and quantifiers that lack independent meaning but are crucial for constructing meaningful expressions…
Explore supposition in medieval logic, understanding how expressions relate to objects. It's not always about literal reference but about the…
Supervaluational semantics addresses vagueness by evaluating propositions across multiple precise interpretations. A statement is supertrue if true in all such…
Explore hypothetical situations and their consequences with subjunctive conditionals. These statements describe what would be true if a contrary-to-fact antecedent…
A subformula is a constituent part of a larger logical formula, sharing its own well-formed structure. Understanding subformulas is crucial…
Explore strong negation, differentiating between exclusion negation (A is not B, implying A is C) and choice negation (A is…
The Square of Opposition illustrates logical relations between A, E, I, and O categorical propositions. It details contradictions, contraries, subcontraries,…
The Sorites paradox, or paradox of the heap, arises from vague predicates. It demonstrates how a chain of seemingly logical…
A situation is a set of circumstances or state of affairs to which truth-values of statements are relative. It's a…
A singular term in logic denotes a specific object or entity, unlike general terms referring to classes or properties. It's…