Philosophy 230
Wesleyan University
Fall 2014
Problem Sets
p ⊃ (q ≡ r), p.q ≡ p.r, and p ∨ q ≡ p ∨ r
Jack will go to the party only if Jill does but Tony does not.
Jill will go to the party only if Tony and Jack do.
Conclusion: Neither Jack nor Jill will go to the party.
JÀ | : | À is a jazz musician |
HÀ | : | À plays the harp |
CÀ | : | À went to the concert |
BÀ | : | À bought the record |
RÀ | : | À is in the room |
MÀ | : | À knows Malone |
SÀ | : | À knows Sutherland |
LÀ | : | À takes logic | PÀ | : | À takes physics |
TÀ | : | À takes Latin | GÀ | : | À takes Greek |
CÀ | : | À takes chemistry |
SÀ | : | À is a student |
CÀ | : | À is clever |
PÀ | : | À is persistent |
DÀ | : | À will have difficulty with the course |
IÀ | : | Amnesty International adopts À |
PÀ | : | À is a political prisoner |
UÀ | : | À has used violence |
AÀ | : | À has advocated violence |
HÀ | : | À acts in haste |
RÀ | : | À will repent in sorrow |
PÀ | : | À is a person |
SÀ | : | À is a soprano |
TÀ | : | À is a tenor |
RÀÁ | : | À respects Á |
LÀÁ | : | À is louder than Á |
“LÀÁ” for “À loves Á”,
paraphrase:
PÀÁ | : | À is a parent of Á |
MÀ | : | À is male |
IÀÁ | : | À is identical to Á (i.e., À is the same person as Á) |
paraphrase:
NB. What you are asked to paraphrase in this exercise are OPEN SENTENCES, i.e., sentences in which VARIABLES OCCUR FREE. Hence, correct paraphrases must have exactly the same free variables as the original open sentences.
(i) | (∃x)(∀y)−Fxy . (∃x)(∀y)Fxy | (∀x)((∃y)Fxy ⊃ (∃ y)Fyx) | |
(ii) | (∀y)(∀x)[Fyx ⊃ (∃z)Fzy] | (∀y)[(∀z)Fyz ⊃ (∀ z)Fzy] | |
(iii) | (∀x)(∃y)(Gxy . −Gyx) | (∀x)[(∃y)Gxy ⊃ (∃y)Gyx] | |
(iv) | (∀x)[−Lx ⊃ (∃y)(Ly . Ayx)] | (∀x)(−Lx ⊃ (∀y)(Ly ⊃ Ayx)) |
(i) | (∀x)(Gyx . Hxz) | Gyy . Hyz | |
(ii) | (∀x)[(∃z)Hxz . (∃y)Fyy] | (∃z)Hyz . (∃y)Fyy | |
(iii) | (∀x)[(∃z)Hxz . (∃y)Fyx] | (∃z)Hzz . (∃y)Fyz | |
(iv) | (∀x)Fxz ∨ (∃y)Gy | Fzz ∨ (∃y)Gy |
Exercises on General Laws:
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Show that:
There is a painting which is admired by every critic who admires some painting.
Every critic admires some painting.
THEREFORE, some painting is admired by every critic.
The logic teacher likes some student.
Curmudgeons are likes no one.
THEREFORE, curmudgeons don’t teach logic.
Additional Exercises for Test 2: