Notes for Elementary Symbolic Logic

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1. Introduction show/hide
1.1. Formal deductive logic show/hide
1.1.0. Overview1.1.1. Logic1.1.2. Inference1.1.3. Arguments1.1.4. Deductive vs. non-deductive inference1.1.5. Bounds on inference1.1.6. Entailment and exclusion1.1.7. Inconsistency and exhaustiveness1.1.8. Formal logic1.1.s. Summary1.1.x. Exercises1.1.xa. Exercise answers
1.2. What is said: propositions show/hide
1.2.0. Overview1.2.1. Truth values and possible worlds1.2.2. Truth conditions and propositions1.2.3. Ordering by content1.2.4. Equivalence in content1.2.5. The extremes of content1.2.6. Logical space and the algebra of propositions1.2.7. Contrasting content1.2.8. Deductive relations in general1.2.s. Summary1.2.x. Exercises1.2.xa. Exercise answers
1.3. Beyond saying: pragmatics show/hide
1.3.0. Overview1.3.1. A model of language1.3.2. Some complications1.3.3. Speech acts1.3.4. Implicature1.3.5. Indexicality1.3.6. Vagueness1.3.7. Presupposition1.3.s. Summary1.3.x. Exercises1.3.xa. Exercise answers
1.4. General principles of deductive reasoning show/hide
1.4.0. Overview1.4.1. A closer look at entailment1.4.2. Separation1.4.3. Content and coverage1.4.4. Relative exhaustiveness1.4.5. A general framework1.4.6. Reduction to entailment1.4.7. Laws for entailment1.4.8. Duality1.4.s. Summary1.4.x. Exercises1.4.xa. Exercise answers
2. Conjunctions show/hide
2.1. And: adding content show/hide
2.1.0. Overview2.1.1. A connective2.1.2. A truth function2.1.3. Conjunction in English2.1.4. Limits on analysis2.1.5. Multiple conjunction2.1.6. Some sample analyses2.1.7. Logical forms2.1.8. Interpretations2.1.s. Summary2.1.x. Exercises2.1.xa. Exercise answers
2.2. Proofs: analyzing entailment show/hide
2.2.0. Overview2.2.1. Proofs as trees2.2.2. Argument trees2.2.3. Derivations2.2.4. Rules for derivations2.2.5. An example2.2.6. Two perspectives on derivations2.2.7. More rules2.2.8. Resources2.2.s. Summary2.2.x. Exercises2.2.xa. Exercise answers
2.3. Failed proofs and counterexamples show/hide
2.3.0. Overview2.3.1. When enough is enough2.3.2. Dead ends and counterexamples2.3.3. Validity through the generations2.3.4. Sound and safe rules2.3.5. Confirming counterexamples2.3.6. Reaching decisions2.3.7. Soundness and completeness2.3.8. Formal validity2.3.s. Summary2.3.x. Exercises2.3.xa. Exercise answers
2.4. Using lemmas show/hide
2.4.0. Overview2.4.1. Premises, assumptions, and suppositions2.4.2. The dangers of lemmas2.4.3. Lemmas for reductio arguments2.4.4. Attachment rules2.4.s. Summary2.4.x. Exercises2.4.xa. Exercise answers
3. Negations show/hide
3.1. Not: contradicting content show/hide
3.1.0. Overview3.1.1. Connectives3.1.2. Contradictory propositions3.1.3. Negation in English3.1.4. Negated conjunctions and conjoined negations3.1.5. Some sample analyses3.1.s. Summary3.1.x. Exercises3.1.xa. Exercise answers
3.2. Reductio arguments: refuting suppositions show/hide
3.2.0. Overview3.2.1. The duality of premises and alternatives3.2.2. Drawing negative conclusions3.2.3. Some examples3.2.s. Summary3.2.x. Exercises3.2.xa. Exercise answers
3.3. Negations as premises show/hide
3.3.0. Overview3.3.1. Indirect proof3.3.2. Using lemmas to complete reductios3.3.3. More examples3.3.s. Summary3.3.x. Exercises3.3.xa. Exercise answers
3.4. Counterexamples to reductios show/hide
3.4.0. Overview3.4.1. When reductios fail3.4.2. Some examples of consistency3.4.s. Summary3.4.x. Exercises3.4.xa. Exercise answers
3.5. Being guided by the rules show/hide
3.5.0. Overview3.5.1. Approaching derivations3.5.2. An example3.5.3. A procedure3.5.s. Summary3.5.x. Exercises3.5.xa. Exercise answers
4. Disjunctions show/hide
4.1. Or: taking common content show/hide
4.1.0. Overview4.1.1. Hedging4.1.2. Inclusive and exclusive disjunction4.1.3. Disjunction in English4.1.4. Further examples4.1.s. Summary4.1.x. Exercises4.1.xa. Exercise answers
4.2. Arguing from and for alternatives show/hide
4.2.0. Overview4.2.1. Proofs by cases4.2.2. Proving disjunctions4.2.3. Further examples4.2.4. The duality of conjunction and disjunction4.2.s. Summary4.2.x. Exercises4.2.xa. Exercise answers
4.3. Detachment: eliminating alternatives show/hide
4.3.0. Overview4.3.1. Detachment rules4.3.2. More attachment rules4.3.s. Summary4.3.x. Exercises4.3.xa. Exercise answers
5. Conditionals show/hide
5.1. If: trimming content show/hide
5.1.0. Overview5.1.1. Conditions5.1.2. The conditional as a truth-functional connective5.1.3. Doubts about truth-functionality5.1.4. Examples5.1.s. Summary5.1.x. Exercises5.1.xa. Exercise answers
5.2. Only if and unless show/hide
5.2.0. Overview5.2.1. Only if5.2.2. Necessary and sufficient conditions5.2.3. Unless5.2.4. Three forms compared5.2.s. Summary5.2.x. Exercises5.2.xa. Exercise answers
5.3. Conditional proofs: bottling inference show/hide
5.3.0. Overview5.3.1. Conditionalization5.3.2. Detachment5.3.s. Summary5.3.x. Exercises5.3.xa. Exercise answers
5.4. Extreme measures show/hide
5.4.0. Overview5.4.1. Last resorts5.4.2. Optional extras5.4.s. Summary5.4.x. Exercises5.4.xa. Exercise answers
6. Predications show/hide
6.1. Naming and describing show/hide
6.1.0. Overview6.1.1. A richer grammar6.1.2. Logical predicates6.1.3. Extensionality6.1.4. Identity6.1.5. Analyzing predications6.1.6. Individual terms6.1.7. Functors6.1.8. Examples and problems6.1.s. Summary6.1.x. Exercises6.1.xa. Exercise answers
6.2. Predicates and pronouns show/hide
6.2.0. Overview6.2.1. Abstracts6.2.2. Bound variables6.2.3. Variables and pronouns6.2.4. Expanded and reduced forms6.2.s. Summary6.2.x. Exercises6.2.xa. Exercise answers
6.3. Arguments involving equations show/hide
6.3.0. Overview6.3.1. Logical properties of identity6.3.2. A law for aliases6.3.3. Derivations for identity6.3.s. Summary6.3.x. Exercises6.3.xa. Exercise answers
6.4. Describing models show/hide
6.4.0. Overview6.4.1. Extensions and ranges6.4.2. Building structures6.4.3. Structures as counterexamples6.4.s. Summary6.4.x. Exercises6.4.xa. Exercise answers
7. Generalizations show/hide
7.1. Generalizations in English show/hide
7.1.0. Overview7.1.1. Theories of quantifier phrases7.1.2. Pronouns and quantifier phrases7.1.3. Finding quantifier phrases7.1.4. Kinds of generalizations7.1.5. Bounds and exceptions7.1.s. Summary7.1.x. Exercises7.1.xa. Exercise answers
7.2. Generalizations and quantifiers show/hide
7.2.0. Overview7.2.1. The universal quantifier7.2.2. Analyzing generalizations7.2.3. Compound restrictions7.2.s. Summary7.2.x. Exercises7.2.xa. Exercise answers
7.3. Quantifiers and connectives show/hide
7.3.0. Overview7.3.1. Generalizations and counterexamples7.3.2. Generalizations as components7.3.3. Any and every7.3.s. Summary7.3.x. Exercises7.3.xa. Exercise answers
7.4. Multiple generality show/hide
7.4.0. Overview7.4.1. Multiple generality7.4.2. Judging the scope of quantifier phrases7.4.s. Summary7.4.x. Exercises7.4.xa. Exercise answers
7.5. General arguments show/hide
7.5.0. Overview7.5.1. Conjunction and universal quantification7.5.2. Instantiation7.5.3. Generalization7.5.4. Adding instances7.5.5. General arguments in derivations7.5.6. Syllogisms7.5.s. Summary7.5.x. Exercises7.5.xa. Exercise answers
7.6. Insuring generality show/hide
7.6.0. Overview7.6.1. How generality can fail7.6.2. Multiply general arguments7.6.s. Summary7.6.x. Exercises7.6.xa. Exercise answers
7.7. Soundness & completeness show/hide
7.7.0. Overview7.7.1. Aspects of adequacy7.7.2. Soundness7.7.3. Thoroughness7.7.4. Effectuality7.7.s. Summary7.7.x. Exercises7.7.xa. Exercise answers
7.8. Finite & infinite structures show/hide
7.8.0. Overview7.8.1. Finding finite structures7.8.2. The failure of decisiveness7.8.s. Summary7.8.x. Exercises7.8.xa. Exercise answers
8. Numerations show/hide
8.1. Some show/hide
8.1.0. Overview8.1.1. Exemplification8.1.2. Obversion8.1.3. Conversion8.1.4. Existentials exemplified8.1.5. Existential commitment8.1.s. Summary8.1.x. Exercises8.1.xa. Exercise answers
8.2. Uniform generality show/hide
8.2.0. Overview8.2.1. General and uniformly general exemplification8.2.2. Quantifier scope ambiguities8.2.3. Controlling ambiguity8.2.s. Summary8.2.x. Exercises8.2.xa. Exercise answers
8.3. Numerical quantification show/hide
8.3.0. Overview8.3.1. Else8.3.2. Numerical quantifier phrases8.3.3. Exactly n8.3.s. Summary8.3.x. Exercises8.3.xa. Exercise answers
8.4. Definite descriptions show/hide
8.4.0. Overview8.4.1. The problem of definite descriptions8.4.2. Definite descriptions as quantifier phrases8.4.3. Definite descriptions as individual terms8.4.4. Examples: restrictive vs. non-restrictive relative clauses8.4.s. Summary8.4.x. Exercises8.4.xa. Exercise answers
8.5. Proofs by choice & proofs of existence show/hide
8.5.0. Overview8.5.1. Proof by choice8.5.2. Constructive and non-constructive proof8.5.3. Derivations for existentials8.5.4. First-order logic8.5.s. Summary8.5.x. Exercises8.5.xa. Exercise answers
8.6. Arguments involving descriptive reference show/hide
8.6.0. Overview8.6.1. The role of definite descriptions in entailment8.6.2. Derivations for the description operator8.6.3. Consequences for adequacy8.6.s. Summary8.6.x. Exercises8.6.xa. Exercise answers
Appendices show/hide
A. Reference show/hide
A.0. OverviewA.1. Definitions and notation for basic conceptsA.2. Logical formsA.3. Truth tablesA.4. Derivation rules
B. Laws for relative exhaustiveness
Index and glossary
Glen Helman 12 Jul 2012