categorical propositions lecs Flashcards
Considered as the second basic mental operation
judgement
After simple apprehension, this provides a mental
sentence that is either an affirmation or denial
judgment
; it is thru
this that truth values are assigned to a certain
object or subject.
judgement
a external statement to which it represents judgement
propositions
typically expressed using declarative sentences,
showing either agreement/disagreement of ideas
(categorical) or tentative relations of ideas
(hypothetical)
propositions
building blocks of reasoning
propositions
A state of being which provides an
answer from the question “What kind”,
and provides a positive response out
of it, regardless of validity.
affirmative
Some reptiles are wild.
(Particular Proposition, Positive)
All smartphones are devices
that require electricity.
(Universal Proposition, Positive)
Jennie Kim is a member of
BlackPink.
(Singular Subject Proposition,
Positive)
◦ A state of being which provides an
answer from the question “What kind”,
and provides a negative response out
of it, regardless of validity.
negative
Some cats are not wild.
(Particular Proposition, Negative)
No violent video game is good
for kids.
(Universal Proposition, Negative)
Saitama is not a hero.
(Singular Subject Proposition, Negative)
only
contain a referent that is
applied to a single subject.
Can be proper nouns,
demonstrative and personal
pronouns, and superlative
adjectives
Singular propositions
