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Understanding Propositions in Logic

The document explains the concept of a proposition in logic, defining it as a declarative sentence that expresses a relation of truth or falsity between a subject and a predicate. Propositions can be affirmative or negative, and they differ from statements in that not all sentences qualify as propositions. Additionally, propositions are categorized into three types: categorical, hypothetical, and modal.

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Understanding Propositions in Logic

The document explains the concept of a proposition in logic, defining it as a declarative sentence that expresses a relation of truth or falsity between a subject and a predicate. Propositions can be affirmative or negative, and they differ from statements in that not all sentences qualify as propositions. Additionally, propositions are categorized into three types: categorical, hypothetical, and modal.

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PROPOSITION

• IN MODULE 2, WE LEARNED ABOUT THE CONCEPT OF A


PROPOSITION AS PART OF THE STUDY OF LOGIC AND
JUDGMENT. IN THE PREVIOUS MODULE, JUDGMENT WAS
DEFINED AS THE STATEMENT OR PRONOUNCEMENT OF
TRUTH OR FALSITY BETWEEN TWO IDEAS — ONE BEING
THE SUBJECT IDEA AND THE OTHER THE PREDICATE
IDEA. WHEN THESE IDEAS ARE EXPRESSED IN WORDS,
WE CALL IT A PROPOSITION.
• A PROPOSITION IS DEFINED AS THE
EXTERNAL MANIFESTATION OF A
MENTAL JUDGMENT OR ENUNCIATION. IT
IS A DECLARATIVE SENTENCE THAT
EXPRESSES A RELATION OF AFFIRMATION OR
DENIAL BETWEEN TWO TERMS. IN SIMPLE
TERMS, A PROPOSITION STATES WHETHER
SOMETHING IS TRUE OR FALSE. ACCORDING
TO THE MODULE, IT IS THE SENSIBLE
EXPRESSION OF A JUDGMENT — MEANING IT
IS HOW OUR MENTAL ACT OF JUDGING IS
FOR EXAMPLE:
“PHILOSOPHY STUDENTS ARE STUDIOUS.”
HERE, STUDENTS IS THE SUBJECT TERM, AND STUDIOUS
IS THE PREDICATE TERM.
• THE PROPOSITION AFFIRMS THAT STUDENTS POSSESS
THE QUALITY OF BEING STUDIOUS.
• A PROPOSITION CAN BE AFFIRMATIVE OR
NEGATIVE.
•
• IT IS AFFIRMATIVE WHEN THE PREDICATE TERM IS
AFFIRMED OF THE SUBJECT TERM.
•
IT IS NEGATIVE WHEN THE PREDICATE TERM IS DENIED
OR NEGATED.
• EXAMPLE:
•
AFFIRMATIVE: PHILOSOPHY STUDENTS ARE STUDIOUS.

NEGATIVE: PHILOSOPHY STUDENTS ARE NOT STUDIOUS.


• THE MODULE ALSO EXPLAINS THAT WHILE
PROPOSITION AND STATEMENT ARE CLOSELY RELATED,
THEY ARE NOT EXACTLY THE SAME. BOTH CAN
EXPRESS TRUTH OR FALSITY, BUT NOT ALL
SENTENCES ARE PROPOSITIONS. FOR EXAMPLE,
EXCLAMATORY, INTERROGATIVE, AND IMPERATIVE
LIKE “GOOD LUCK!”, “WHY ARE YOU HERE?”, OR
“STOP, LOOK, AND LISTEN!” ARE NOT PROPOSITIONS,
BECAUSE THEY DO NOT AFFIRM OR DENY ANYTHING.
• A PROPOSITION IS EXPRESSED IN THE PRESENT
TENSE AND INDICATIVE MOOD, AND IT HAS TWO
MAIN ELEMENTS:
•
• 1. MATTER – THE SUBJECT AND PREDICATE
•
•
2. FORM – THE COPULA (USUALLY THE WORDS IS OR
ARE)
• EXAMPLE:
- CRUZ IS A PHILOSOPHY PROFESSOR.

- SUBJECT: CRUZ

- PREDICATE: PHILOSOPHY PROFESSOR

- COPULA: IS
• THE MODULE ALSO DISTINGUISHES BETWEEN
A PROPOSITION AND A DEFINITION. A
PROPOSITION EITHER AFFIRMS OR DENIES
SOMETHING, WHILE A DEFINITION GIVES
THE MEANING OF A TERM.
• EXAMPLE:
•
• PROPOSITION: CRUZ IS A PHILOSOPHY PROFESSOR.
•
DEFINITION: LOGIC IS THE SCIENCE AND ART OF
CORRECT THINKING.
• LASTLY, PROPOSITIONS ARE CLASSIFIED INTO
THREE KINDS:
•
• 1. CATEGORICAL PROPOSITION – STATES A SIMPLE
FACT OR RELATIONSHIP.
•
• 2. HYPOTHETICAL PROPOSITION – EXPRESSES A
CONDITION (IF… THEN…).
•
3. MODAL PROPOSITION – INDICATES THE MODE OR

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