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SORIȚII
Sorites

Author(s): Ionel Narița
Subject(s): Logic
Published by: Editura Academiei Române
Keywords: sorites; polisyllogosms; extension

Summary/Abstract: In this study, we are concerned about the simplest kind of sorites,containing four terms and three premises. Using the extension conservation principle, itfollows that there are 16384 valid sorites moods belonging to 8 figures. From thesemoods, 44 have only positive terms. One of the sorites figures contains no valid moodswith positive terms.

  • Issue Year: LXIV/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 101-114
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Romanian, Moldavian