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a logical geometry project

On the Transformations of the Square of Opposition from the Point of View of Institution Model Theory (2022), p. 290
by Kiouvrekis, Yiannis; Stefaneas, Petros; Vandoulakis, Ioannis M.

Caption

The fundamental Aristotelian relations. (a) Relation of subalternation. (b) Relation of subcontrariety. (c) Relation of contrariety. (d) Relation of contradictoriness

Logic

Aristotelian family
Non-Sigma
Boolean complexity
3
Number of labels per vertex (at most)
1
Errors in the diagram
No

Geometry

Shape
Digon (regular)
Colinearity range
0
Coplanarity range
0
Cospatiality range
0
Representation of contradiction
By central symmetry

Vertex description

Conceptual info
No
Mnemonic support (AEIO, purpurea ...)
No
Form
none

Edge description

Contains definitions of relations
No
Form
solid lines
Has arrowheads
Yes
Overlap
No
Curved
No
Hooked
No
As wide as vertices
No
Contains text
No
Label type
none

Style

Diagram is colored
No
Diagram is embellished
No

Additional notes

The negation closure of this diagram is a classical sigma-2.
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