PHIL 1290 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Categorical Proposition, Syllogism

• School: University of Manitoba
• Department: Philosophy
• Course: PHIL 1290
• Professor: Mark Rosner

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For the test on friday, only topics that we talked about in class will be included. 3 terms - look to the conclusion: p: major (c-predicate), s: minor (c-sub), m: middle (premise) Major premise is the premise where the major term appears; minor premise is the premise where the minor term appears the major premise is always written first, the minor always second. Figure: position of the middle term in a categorical syllogism 4 different figures. Mood: arrangement of three categorical proposition types 64 possible moods. Dra(cid:449) three i(cid:374)tersecti(cid:374)g circles (cid:894)(cid:858)s(cid:859) o(cid:374) left, (cid:858)p(cid:859) o(cid:374) right a(cid:374)d (cid:858)m(cid:859) i(cid:374) the (cid:373)iddle(cid:895) - diagram only the premises. If one premise is universal, then that is to be diagrammed first). Once you have diagrammed the premises, if the conclusion is thereby already unequivocally. Once you have diagrammed the premises, if the conclusion is thereby already unequivocally diagra(cid:373)(cid:373)ed across the (cid:858)s(cid:859) a(cid:374)d (cid:858)p(cid:859) circles, the(cid:374) the argu(cid:373)e(cid:374)t is (cid:448)alid.