John, Jerry, list
I feel utterly surprised. It never occurred to me that LEM could be
taken as a 'technical' term. - Thank you Jerry for correcting that
mistake.
The three basic assumtions of modern logic are, of course, intertwined.
If LEM is put questionable, the other two simultaneously b
Jerry,
I was making a narrow, noncontroversial point.
LEM plays a central role in triad, the logic of logic, the logic
of mathematics and the logic of science.
LEM is an assumption in many versions of logic. If you prefer
a 3-valued logic, feel free to adopt it. It's your choice.
[JFS] Y
List, John:
Comments on “technical” aspects of Law of Excluded Middle (LEM) are inserted.
> On Oct 12, 2017, at 3:15 PM, John F Sowa wrote:
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> Jerry and Kirstima,
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> Jerry
>> the issue of the "Law of the Excluded Middle” is a red herring to me.
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> Kirstima
>> LEM presents one of the three
Jerry and Kirstima,
Jerry
the issue of the "Law of the Excluded Middle” is a red herring to me.
Kirstima
LEM presents one of the three basic misassumptions in modern logic.
LEM is a convention used in a technical (mathematical) sense.
It's important to keep the conventions distinct from ord
List , John:
I wrote:
"Because it violates the common sense of the meaning of natural language terms
in the premise.”
John, your introducing the issue of the "Law of the Excluded Middle” is a red
herring to me. Let me add a word or two to clarify my intent.
My concern is rather esoteric from
