Category
page 1Classical logic
propositional calculus
branch of logic concerned with the study of propositions (whether they are true or false) that are formed by other propositions with the use of logical connectives, and how their value depends on the truth value of their components
tautology
logical formula which is true in every possible interpretation
principle of excluded middle
logical principle stating that for every proposition, either it or its negation is true
law of noncontradiction
theorem of logic
modus ponens
if X implies Y, and X is true, then Y is true
modus tollens
if X implies Y, and Y isn't true, then neither is X
classical logic
class of formal logics
Begriffsschrift
Begriffsschrift (German for, roughly, "concept-writing") is a book on logic by Gottlob Frege, published in 1879, and the formal system set out in that book.
principle of explosion
theorem which states that any statement can be proven from a contradiction
hypothetical syllogism
term
disjunctive syllogism
inference rule in logics : with "A or B" and "not A" deduce "B"
double negation
theorem
Problem of multiple generality
failure in traditional logic to describe certain intuitively valid inferences