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Leonardi.DB
a logical geometry project

The Modal Logic of John Fabri of Valenciennes (c. 1500). A Study in Token-Based Semantics (2022), p. 81
by Geudens, Christophe; Demey, Lorenz

Caption

Fabri’s modal octagon as it occurs on $\textbf{S}$, f. 223$^v$

Logic

Aristotelian family
Buridan Sigma-4
Boolean complexity
6
Number of labels per vertex (at most)
9
Equivalence between (some) labels of the same vertex
Yes
Analogy between (some) labels of the same vertex
No
Uniqueness of the vertices up to logical equivalence
Yes
Errors in the diagram
No

Geometry

Shape
Rectangle (irregular)
Colinearity range
0–2
Coplanarity range
0
Cospatiality range
0
Representation of contradiction
By central symmetry

Vertex description

Conceptual info
No
Mnemonic support (AEIO, purpurea ...)
No
Form
square
,
circular
Label type
linguistic
Language
Latin
Lexical field
modal syllogistics
Contains partial sentences or single words
No
Contains abbreviations
Yes

Edge description

Contains definitions of relations
No
Form
bands
Has arrowheads
No
Overlap
Yes
Curved
Yes
Hooked
Yes
As wide as vertices
No
Contains text
Yes
Label type
linguistic
Language
Latin
Contains partial sentences or single words
Yes
Contain abbreviations
Yes

Style

Diagram is colored
Yes
Diagram is embellished
Yes
Tags
Leuven
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