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... universal denial ( c ) ] , then the universal affirma- tion ( a ) implies the negation of the corresponding universal denial ( c ) . For terminology see below Theory of opposi- tion . ) Here the variables a , b , and c are nominal ...
... universal denial ( c ) ] , then the universal affirma- tion ( a ) implies the negation of the corresponding universal denial ( c ) . For terminology see below Theory of opposi- tion . ) Here the variables a , b , and c are nominal ...
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... universal and particular propositions . It stipulates that a universal affirmation , " Every a is b , " and the corresponding partic- ular denial , " Some a is not b , " are contradictories ; i.e. , that one of the pair must be true ...
... universal and particular propositions . It stipulates that a universal affirmation , " Every a is b , " and the corresponding partic- ular denial , " Some a is not b , " are contradictories ; i.e. , that one of the pair must be true ...
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... universal statement : " Where there is smoke there is fire . " Development in this direction seems , in fact , to have taken place in Buddhist logic . Thus , according to Dignaga , the following three - membered rule holds : if ( 1 ) ...
... universal statement : " Where there is smoke there is fire . " Development in this direction seems , in fact , to have taken place in Buddhist logic . Thus , according to Dignaga , the following three - membered rule holds : if ( 1 ) ...
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