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... verbs ; for though a verb expresses attributes , and often serves at once for the copula and the predicate ( or part of the predicate ) , as in the propositions ' John walks , ' ' William fears Thomas , ' it must , in a logical ...
... verbs ; for though a verb expresses attributes , and often serves at once for the copula and the predicate ( or part of the predicate ) , as in the propositions ' John walks , ' ' William fears Thomas , ' it must , in a logical ...
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... verbs ; but a verb , as has already been stated , is , in Logic , always represented by the copula and a participle . We have placed attributives before abstract terms , because they are more nearly allied to singular , collective , and ...
... verbs ; but a verb , as has already been stated , is , in Logic , always represented by the copula and a participle . We have placed attributives before abstract terms , because they are more nearly allied to singular , collective , and ...
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... verb , whether qualified or not by the negative particle , the copula , and the predicate is said to be predicated of the subject . In the above examples , ' the man I saw yesterday , ' ' contained by less than three straight lines ...
... verb , whether qualified or not by the negative particle , the copula , and the predicate is said to be predicated of the subject . In the above examples , ' the man I saw yesterday , ' ' contained by less than three straight lines ...
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... verb ' to be , ' with or without the addition of the negative particle , according as the proposition is negative or affirmative . This follows from the fact that it is simply the office of the proposition to express my present judg ...
... verb ' to be , ' with or without the addition of the negative particle , according as the proposition is negative or affirmative . This follows from the fact that it is simply the office of the proposition to express my present judg ...
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... verb . Where the substantive verb is used in a logical proposition , it must be expressed in the predicate . Thus ' I am , ' ' The king is not , ' become ' I am existent , ' ' The king is non - existent . ' That the copula implies no ...
... verb . Where the substantive verb is used in a logical proposition , it must be expressed in the predicate . Thus ' I am , ' ' The king is not , ' become ' I am existent , ' ' The king is non - existent . ' That the copula implies no ...
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abstract terms act or operation affirmed or denied ambiguity analysis argument Aristotle asserted attribute or group called CHAPTER collective term College common terms conclusion conjunctive consequently copula Crown 8vo deductive inference defined definition differentia disjunctive disjunctive proposition disjunctive syllogism distinction distinguish distributed distribution of terms division Edited employed English Euathlus fallacy formerly Fellow fourteenth legion genus gism group of attributes group of individuals human ignoratio elenchi immediate inference inasmuch incorrect thoughts induction instances language legitimate Logic logicians major premiss meaning minor Molière moods negative Note noticed older logicians ordinary Oriel College Oxford P. G. TAIT particular premiss permutation Philosophy poets predicate probably proposition reasoning rectilineal figure regarded relation Roman senate rules saw yesterday shews simply singular and collective singular or collective singular term Socrates species student subaltern subject and predicate substantive syllogism tenth legion term expressive tion true universal verb virtue
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