The New Encyclopædia BritannicaEncyclopædia Britannica, 1992 |
From inside the book
Results 1-3 of 65
Page 226
... propositions out of premises in which they lie latent , and inductive logic , which ventures conclusions from particular facts that appear to serve as evidence for them . But this division is obsolete , because the problems earlier ...
... propositions out of premises in which they lie latent , and inductive logic , which ventures conclusions from particular facts that appear to serve as evidence for them . But this division is obsolete , because the problems earlier ...
Page 244
... propositions , or as marking the places in formulas into which propositions , and only propositions , may be inserted . ( This is sometimes expressed by say- ing that they range over propositions , or that they take propositions as ...
... propositions , or as marking the places in formulas into which propositions , and only propositions , may be inserted . ( This is sometimes expressed by say- ing that they range over propositions , or that they take propositions as ...
Page 261
... propositions ) , and those - like " France is a republic " -that are not ( contingently true propositions ) . Similarly , false propositions can be divided into those - like " 2 + 2 = 5 ” — that are false by logical necessity ...
... propositions ) , and those - like " France is a republic " -that are not ( contingently true propositions ) . Similarly , false propositions can be divided into those - like " 2 + 2 = 5 ” — that are false by logical necessity ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
20th century Aeschylus allegory ancient Aristotle audience axiomatic axioms ballads biography calculus called character children's literature classical comedy comic criticism culture D.H. Lawrence derived dialects drama electrons elements Émile Zola energy England English epic essay example fiction Figure formal France French function genre German grammar Greek hero human inference interpretation John John Locke known language Latin light Lincoln linguistics Lisbon literary logic logician London luminescence Luther meaning medieval mereology metalogic metre modal logic modern moral morpheme nanometres narrative nature novel novelists original philosophical phoneme photons plays poem poet poetry predicate premises propositions prose prosody relation Renaissance romance rules saga satire semantic sense sentence social story structure style syllogisms syllogistic symbols T.S. Eliot tagmeme theatre theme theorem theory tion tradition tragedy tragic true truth valid variables verse wave wff's words writing written