Propositional logic is also called propositional calculus, sentential logic, statement logic and sentence logic. It is a formalism that is useful for analyzing certain arguments (deductions) that ...

The course begins with a simple system called sentential or propositional logic, which despite its simplicity captures a significant range of important arguments. The course then focuses on ...

In propositional logic, an atomic sentence is simple in the sense that it is not the result of composition from simpler sentences using the propositional connectives.

Jesus’ Statements and Logic The first argument is based on the logical structure of what Jesus says. This will be clearer if we restate it more formally, using a few conventions of propositional ...

A recent column claiming to unravel Secretary Bellows’ legalistic logic for keeping Trump off the Maine ballot was dubious (“The people are supposed to choose whom they please,” Jan. 23 ...

In the English as in most but not all languages (i.e. Chinese) number can be extracted from the noun leaving a lexical-propositional form of the noun. From book and books we get object predicate: 1.

What's the secret to winning arguments in a world of divisive politics? According to the author of The Art of Logic in an Illogical World, the answer is math.

Outline of topics Ever since modern symbolic logic was consolidated (in the mid 1900s), the standard format for an introductory logic class has been to learn the classical predicate calculus in three ...

Since the 20th century, the field of logic has moved away from Aristotle’s approach towards systems that use predicate and propositional logic.