tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407988.post112598384735247273..comments2023-08-05T21:48:58.831-04:00Comments on Philochristos: knowledge by deductive reasoning, part 2Sam Harperhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15884738370893218595noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407988.post-1127347475289061452005-09-21T20:04:00.000-04:002005-09-21T20:04:00.000-04:00What do you mean by predication?What do you mean by predication?Roger Yanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808777222756812766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407988.post-1127199812535184802005-09-20T03:03:00.000-04:002005-09-20T03:03:00.000-04:00Rogers, you're confusing the "is" of identity with...Rogers, you're confusing the "is" of identity with the "is" of predication. When we say that "all men are mortal," we do not mean that "men" and "mortal" are identical; we mean that "mortal" is predicated of "men."Sam Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884738370893218595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407988.post-1127164875539791932005-09-19T17:21:00.000-04:002005-09-19T17:21:00.000-04:00That's not exactly true. Its likeAll X are Ys. But...That's not exactly true. <BR/>Its like<BR/><BR/>All X are Ys. But not all Ys are Xs.<BR/>1. All men are mortal.<BR/>2. Socrates is mortal. <BR/><BR/>That doesn't mean that everything mortal is a man. The premise is that all men are mortal. That logic is flawed. <BR/><BR/>Had it been<BR/>Socrates is a man. Therefore socrates is mortal, then yes. That would work. <BR/><BR/>Or <BR/>If you are man, you must be mortal. <BR/>If you are mortal, you must be man. <BR/>Socrates is mortal. He must be a man. <BR/><BR/>Not everything can work backwards. <BR/><BR/>RainyRaver.blogspot.com <=ClickyRoger Yanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808777222756812766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407988.post-1126563250836205212005-09-12T18:14:00.000-04:002005-09-12T18:14:00.000-04:00Dale, we use the law of identity constantly in lif...Dale, we use the law of identity <I>constantly</I> in life. I'll talk about that in an upcoming blog.Sam Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884738370893218595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10407988.post-1126528365833891892005-09-12T08:32:00.000-04:002005-09-12T08:32:00.000-04:00How do we use the law of identity in everday life?...How do we use the law of identity in everday life?daleliophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14533665826521400068noreply@blogger.com