The Classical Aristotelian Hexagon Versus the Modern Duality Hexagon (2012), p. 179
by Smessaert, Hans

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Caption

NEG, SNEG and Dual in the duality hexagon

Logic

Aristotelian family

Jacoby-Sesmat-Blanché Sigma-3

Boolean complexity

3

Number of labels per vertex (at most)

1

Uniqueness of the vertices up to logical equivalence

Yes

Errors in the diagram

No

Geometry

Shape

Hexagon (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 ...)

Yes

Form

none

Label type

symbolic

Symbolic field

logic

Contains partial formulas or symbols

Yes

Logical system

syllogistics

Edge description

Contains definitions of relations

No

Form

solid lines

,

none

,

dashed lines

Has arrowheads

Yes

Overlap

No

Curved

Yes

Hooked

No

As wide as vertices

No

Contains text

No

Label type

geometric

Style

Diagram is colored

No

Diagram is embellished

No

Tags

Boolean closed

;

Leuven

;

duality