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Leonardi.DB
a logical geometry project

The medieval theory of consequence (2012), p. 910
by Read, Stephen

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Logic

Aristotelian family
Buridan Sigma-4
Boolean complexity
6
Number of labels per vertex (at most)
2
Equivalence between (some) labels of the same vertex
No
Analogy between (some) labels of the same vertex
Yes
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

Label type
linguistic
,
symbolic
Language
English
Lexical field
modal syllogistics
Contains partial sentences or single words
No
Contains abbreviations
No
Symbolic field
logic
Contains partial formulas or symbols
No

Edge description

Style

Diagram is colored
No
Diagram is embellished
No
Tags
existential import

Additional notes

The symbolic notation is taken over from Paul Thom, 2003, Medieval modal systems. Farnham: Ashgate.
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