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Leonardi.DB
a logical geometry project

The Logic of Modality (2016), p. 354
by Strobino, Riccardo; Thom, Paul

Caption

Basic inferential relations holding among the fifteen modalised propositions

Logic

Aristotelian family
Non-Sigma
Number of labels per vertex (at most)
1
Uniqueness of the vertices up to logical equivalence
Yes
Errors in the diagram
No

Geometry

Shape
Heptagon (irregular)
Colinearity range
0
Coplanarity range
8
Cospatiality range
0
Representation of contradiction
N.A.

Vertex description

Conceptual info
No
Mnemonic support (AEIO, purpurea ...)
No
Form
circular
,
none
Label type
symbolic
Symbolic field
logic
Contains partial formulas or symbols
Yes
Logical system
modal syllogistics

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
No
Diagram is embellished
No

Additional notes

(i) Alethic modalities:
- $L$: substantial necessity
- $M_1$: substantial one-sided possibility
- $M_2$: substantial two-sided possibility
- $L_{d1}$: descriptional unrestricted necessity
- $M_{d1}$: descriptional one-sided possibility

(ii) Temporal modalities:
- $A$: substantial perpetuity
- $X_1$: substantial one-sided absoluteness
- $X_2$: substantial two-sided absoluteness
- $A_{d1}$: descriptional unrestricted perpetuity
- $X_{d1}$: descriptional one-sided absoluteness

(iii) Mixed alethic and temporal modalities:

- $L_{d2}$: descriptional restricted necessity
- $T$: substantial determinate temporal necessity
- $I$: substantial indeterminate temporal necessity
- $A_{d2}$: descriptional restricted perpetuity
- $X_3$: substantial non-necessary absoluteness

(Cf. p. 353.)
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