Chapter 6 New Flashcards
Independent of arbitrary standards; being without exception or qualification
absolute
Existing in thought as an idea but having no physical or material existence.
abstract
Abstract; existing within the mind such as a thought or idea
conceptual
not changing over time
invariant
“A thing is itself” or “if A then A.”
Law of Identity
The compound proposition “A and not-A” is always false. Or, “You cannot have A and not-A at the same time and in the same sense.”
Law of Non-contradiction
The compound proposition “A or not-A” is always true. Or, “Either A is true or not-A is true.” A proposition always has the opposite truth value of its negation.
Law of the Excluded Middle
The opposite proposition is formed by adding “it is not the case that” to the original proposition. It always has the opposite truth value of a given proposition.
negation
Able to exist or exert power at all locations in space at the same time.
omni-present
Applicable everywhere.
universal