LOGIC 102lesson 08

Sh. Safdar Razi

Other Types of Munfasilla:

• With respect to the meeting and elevation of the two parts of the syllogism (maqadimma and taalie) or lack thereof.

• Three Types:1. True (haqeeqiyya)

2. Prevents Meeting (maani’at al-jame’)

3. Prevents Emptiness (maani’at al-khulluw)

1. True

• Arabic: haqeeqiyya

• Definition:– Two types:

a) + ve:Do not meet and do not elevate.

b) - ve: Do meet and do elevate.

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• Example:– +ve:

• A number is either even or odd.

– -ve: • An animal is not either intelligent or capable of

learning. (meets in ma and elevates in other than him)

• A man is either a father or a son.

2. Prevents Meeting• Arabic: maani’at al-jame’• Definition:

– Wrt jame’Here the two sides do not meet and elevate at the same time.

– Two types:a)+ ve:Do not meet and do elevate.b)- ve: Do meet and do not elevate.

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• Example:– +ve:

• A body is either black or white. (elevate wrt red)• A body is either stationary or moving.

– -ve: • A body is not either other than white or other

than black. (eg., meet in red)

3. Prevents Emptiness• Arabic: maani’at al-khulluw• Definition:

– Wrt khulluw– Two types:

a)+ ve:Do meet but do not elevate.b)- ve: Do not meet and do elevate.

Examples:

– +ve: • A body is either other than black or other than white.• A body is either in water or not drowning.• An immediate uncle is either your mother’s brother or

your father’s brother.

– -ve: A body does not have to be either other than white, or other than black.

Important Notes:

• The exceptional syllogism can be composed of several syllogisms which could be predicative and conditional (connected or disconnecte or )

EXAMPLES

1. If knowledge is a reason for happiness then if a man is a scholar then he is happy.

FLOW: connected-predicative-connected

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2. If a word is singular then it is either a noun, or a verb, or a particle.

FLOW: connected-predicative-disconnect with 3 sides

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3. Either the state of the earth causes an eclipse of the moon or if the earth comes between the moon and the sun then the moon is eclipsed.

– FLOW: disconnected-predicative connected.

The Deviated Syllogism

• This type of syllogism, is not stated in a clear fashion.

• This type of syllogism must be restated by the logician for it to:

a) Make sense

b) Be easy to follow

c) Be fixed before deduction

Examples:

1. The Predicative Syllogism:a) Humans are some of animals.

Restated:Some animals are humans.

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1. The Conditional Syllogism:b) DISCONNECTED:

Either the sun is out and either daylight exists. Restated:If it is a day, either the sun is out or it is not.