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| Predicates, philosophy, logic: predicates are symbols that can stand in logical formulas for properties. In fact, not every predicate stands for a property, since it has contradictory predicates, but no contradictory properties. For example, one can think of a predicate "squaround" for "square and round", that is, two properties that exclude each other. One can then truthfully say "Nothing is squaround". There are therefore more predicates than properties. See also round square, scheme characters, quantification, 2nd level logic, predication, attributes, adjectives._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Logic Texts on Predicates - Dictionary of Arguments
Hoyningen-Huene II 169 Relations are also predicates. E.g. "... is between ... and." --- Read III 154 Predication: the true logical form is: "There is something that is a mountain of gold, and that has been discovered." The apparent subject conceals a predicative expression. False: a complex predicate: "a-mountain-of-gold-and-to-have-been-discovered". Read III 214 Measuring instruments: Can you tell us what color the spots have, that the one is red, and the other green? You cannot! This is because words like "red" are observational predicates. The reason for our judgments on the correctness of the applications of "red" is based on observation. >Measuring, >Observation, >Observation language, >Observation sentence. Read III 214f Color: observational predicate (unconscious, frequencies) - not by measuring instruments - to name instruments, not color. >Coulour, >Colour words._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Logic Texts Me I Albert Menne Folgerichtig Denken Darmstadt 1988 HH II Hoyningen-Huene Formale Logik, Stuttgart 1998 Re III Stephen Read Philosophie der Logik Hamburg 1997 Sal IV Wesley C. Salmon Logic, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey 1973 - German: Logik Stuttgart 1983 Sai V R.M.Sainsbury Paradoxes, Cambridge/New York/Melbourne 1995 - German: Paradoxien Stuttgart 2001 Re III St. Read Thinking About Logic: An Introduction to the Philosophy of Logic. 1995 Oxford University Press German Edition: Philosophie der Logik Hamburg 1997 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-29