PHL 110 Study Guide - Final Guide: Eminem, Count Noun, Purr
1 Feb 2015
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Contents: predicate logic, quantifiers, translations in monadic predicate logic, translations in polyadic predicate logic, restrictive clauses, review. In sentential logic, a letter represents an entire atomic statement. It cannot represent common features between atomic statements. Sentential logic treats these all as simple statements (k, m, l, e, s, etc. ), and so loses any connection between them. A valid argument not captured by sentential logic: We now introduce a new style of symbolic logic, called predicate logic. Lowercase letters (except x, y and z) represent specific individual persons, places or things. (subjects) Uppercase letters represent things that can be said about the things above. (predicates) Britney spears b the pope p five (or 5) f. We put these together, capital letters first, to form statements. Polyadic or relational predicates are those that are applied to more than one thing. With these, order usually matters: kanye loves beyonc . In principle, predicates can apply to any number of things:
