Leonardi.DB
a logical geometry project

The Geometry of Logical Opposition (2009), p. 309
by Moretti, Alessio

Caption

E={a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h,i,j,k,l,m,n,o,p,q,r,s,t,u,v}E = \{a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q, r, s, t, u, v\}

Logic

Aristotelian family
Traditional Aristotelian Graph (Sigma)
Boolean complexity
22
Number of labels per vertex (at most)
1
Uniqueness of the vertices up to logical equivalence
Yes
Errors in the diagram
No

Geometry

Shape
Octagon (irregular)
Colinearity range
0–2
Coplanarity range
14
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
,
none
Has arrowheads
Yes
Overlap
No
Curved
No
Hooked
No
As wide as vertices
No
Contains text
No
Label type
none

Style

Diagram is colored
Yes
Diagram is embellished
No
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