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Leonardi.DB
a logical geometry project

Why the Logical Hexagon? (2012), p. 71
by Moretti, Alessio

Caption

Some “extensions” of the square of opposition

Logic

Aristotelian family
Sigma-6 Ladder
Boolean complexity
7
Number of labels per vertex (at most)
0
Uniqueness of the vertices up to logical equivalence
Yes
Errors in the diagram
Yes

Geometry

Shape
Rectangle (irregular)
Colinearity range
0–4
Coplanarity range
0
Cospatiality range
0
Representation of contradiction
By central symmetry

Vertex description

Conceptual info
Yes
Mnemonic support (AEIO, purpurea ...)
No
Form
dots
Label type
none

Edge description

Contains definitions of relations
No
Form
solid lines
Has arrowheads
Yes
Overlap
No
Curved
Yes
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 diagram displayed is a sigma-6 ladder. It is ascribed to Celaya. However, the actual diagram in Celaya is a sigma-5 diagram (since it contains two pairs of equivalent formulas) which contains four unconnected pairs; it is thus certainly not a sigma-6 ladder.
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