Lesson 5: Categorical Propositions Flashcards
Expressed in the concrete through terms
Ideas
Expressed in the concrete through proposition
Judgment
A linguistic expression or a sensible sign of a judgment that explicitly affirms that something is or is not
Proposition
Only the ________ sentence can be considered a proposition because it is the only kind of sentence that is either true or false
declarative
A proposition which gives a direct assertion of agreement or disagreement between the subject term and the predicate term
Categorical proposition
Elements of a Categorical Proposition
- Quantifier
- Subject Term
- Copula
- Predicate Term
Indicates the degree of universality of the subject
Quantifier
All, every, any
Universal
Some, at least one, most, almost all, a few, the majority
Particular
Is that about which something is affirmed or denied
Subject Term
Is that which is affirmed or denied of the subject
Predicate Term
The linking verb ‘is’ and ‘is not’ indicating the agreement or disagreement between the subject term and the predicate term
Copula
This gives the matter of the proposition
Copula
Quantifier-Subject-Copula-Predicate Arrangement
Standard Form Categorical Proposition
The relation established between the two terms of the proposition
Quality
> If there is identity between the two terms
The predicate is affirmed of the subject
Affirmative
> If there is a non-identity between the two terms
The predicate is denied of the subject
Negative
It is the ______ that determines the quality of the proposition
copula
Refers to the number of individuals to whom the subject term applies
Quantity
Has a universal quantifier
Universal Proposition
Has a particular quantifier
Particular Proposition
The _____ of the categorical proposition is the relation established between the two terms of the proposition
quality
In terms of the ______ of the categorical proposition, the proposition is either universal or particular
quantity
Combining the quantity and the quality of categorical propositions will produce the ______ of categorical propositions into four types
classification