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Logical proposition that cannot be disproved
logical possibility is a logical proposition that cannot be disproved, using the axioms and rules of a given system of logic. The logical possibility
Logical_possibility
Topics referred to by the same term
theory Subjunctive possibility, (also called alethic possibility) is a form of modality studied in modal logic. Logical possibility, a proposition that
Possibility
Subjunctive possibilities include logical possibility, metaphysical possibility, nomological possibility, and temporal possibility. Subjunctive possibility is
Subjunctive_possibility
Thought experiment in philosophy
definition physically identical to a conscious person, even its logical possibility refutes physicalism. This is because it establishes the existence
Philosophical_zombie
Relationship where one statement follows from another
called "modal" because they appeal to the modal notions of logical necessity and logical possibility. 'It is necessary that' is often expressed as a universal
Logical_consequence
Mathematical theory for handling uncertainty
the necessities (see for example Gerla 2001). Fuzzy measure theory Logical possibility Modal logic Probabilistic logic Random-fuzzy variable Transferable
Possibility_theory
Topics referred to by the same term
Feasible region, a region that satisfies mathematical constraints Logical possibility, an achievable thing Pragmatism This disambiguation page lists articles
Feasibility
Philosophical question
skepticism about morality itself. The hidden reasons defense asserts the logical possibility of hidden or unknown reasons for the existence of evil as not knowing
Problem_of_evil
Type of formal logic
be the same person. Metaphysical possibility has been thought to be more restricting than bare logical possibility (i.e., fewer things are metaphysically
Modal_logic
Philosophical theory
scientifically via physics whether it is conscious or not. The mere logical possibility of a p-zombie demonstrates that consciousness is a natural phenomenon
Mind–body_dualism
and informal fallacies. A formal fallacy is a defect in an argument's logical form that makes a deductive argument invalid. Informal fallacies cannot
List_of_fallacies
Possible truths which are not necessary
necessity Indeterminism Logical possibility Metaphysical necessity Modal collapse Modal fallacy Modal logic Subjunctive possibility ^αWhen a statement is
Contingency_(philosophy)
Theological attempt to resolve the problem of evil
American philosopher Alvin Plantinga, which is focused on showing the logical possibility of God's existence. Plantinga's version of the free-will defense
Theodicy
Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness Logical consequence Logical constant Logical form Logical possibility Logical truth Logos Love Loyalty Magnificence
List of philosophical concepts
List_of_philosophical_concepts
Philosophical problem
enquiry. They are a logical consequence of lower-level facts about the world, similar to how a clock's ability to tell time is a logical consequence of its
Hard_problem_of_consciousness
Statement that is taken to be true
for reasoning. In mathematics, an axiom may be a "logical axiom" or a "non-logical axiom". Logical axioms are taken to be true within the system of logic
Axiom
Topics referred to by the same term
Possible world, a construct in metaphysics to bring rigor to talk of logical possibility Modal realism, an account of possible worlds according to which they
Parallel_universe
Movement in Western philosophy
Logical positivism, also known as logical empiricism or neo-positivism, was a philosophical movement, in the empiricist tradition, that sought to formulate
Logical_positivism
Logical argument against the problem of evil
Alvin Plantinga's free-will defense is a logical argument developed by the American analytic philosopher Alvin Plantinga and published in its final version
Alvin Plantinga's free-will defense
Alvin_Plantinga's_free-will_defense
True when either but not both inputs are true
disjunction, exclusive alternation, logical non-equivalence, or logical inequality is a logical operator whose negation is the logical biconditional. With two inputs
Exclusive_or
Instances of subjective experience
or qualia, can be meaningfully discussed is that it leads to the logical possibility of two entities exhibiting identical behavior in all ways despite
Qualia
Property of a statement that can be logically contradicted
for the laws of science was possible, but that what matters is the logical possibility of falsification of these laws, which is falsifiability. He cited
Falsifiability
Semantic distinction in philosophy
analytic and synthetic propositions: the logical positivists. Part of Kant's examination of the possibility of synthetic a priori knowledge involved the
Analytic–synthetic distinction
Analytic–synthetic_distinction
Type of formal fallacy
probability (or appeal to possibility, also known as possibiliter ergo probabiliter, "possibly, therefore probably") is the logical fallacy of taking something
Appeal_to_probability
Dialogue by Plato
their souls. Of all those options, Socrates thinks that the only logical possibility is the friendship between men who are good and men who are neither
Lysis_(dialogue)
1996 philosophy book by David Chalmers
explanations. This is evidenced by the conceivability and, by extension, logical possibility of philosophical zombies (exact replicas of a person that lack conscious
The_Conscious_Mind
Metaphysical notion
that facts about consciousness are further facts, disputing the logical possibility of a world physically identical to ours in which the facts about
Further_facts
Unscientific claims presented as scientific
principles of physics and engineering. Assertions that do not allow the logical possibility that they can be shown to be false by observation or physical experiment
Pseudoscience
American philosopher and logician (1940–2022)
Kripke, incurs a dialectical obligation to explain the apparent logical possibility of these circumstances, since according to such theorists they should
Saul_Kripke
List of symbols used to express logical relations
suggested set of logical symbols Logic gate § Symbols Logical connective Mathematical operators and symbols in Unicode Non-logical symbol Polish notation
List_of_logic_symbols
Concept in physics
objects, giving local c-constancy for all physical observers. The logical possibility of a Hertzian theory shows that Einstein's two standard postulates
Postulates of special relativity
Postulates_of_special_relativity
Attempt to persuade or to determine the truth of a conclusion
premises—sentences, statements, or propositions—directed towards arriving at a logical conclusion. The purpose of an argument is to give reasons for one's thinking
Argument
Treatise by Thomas Aquinas
according to the Catholic faith, but the question regarding the logical possibility of a created eternal universe nevertheless remained open. The theologian
De aeternitate mundi, contra murmurantes
De_aeternitate_mundi,_contra_murmurantes
Ancient geopolitical region of Anatolia (Turkey)
440–410 BC, over a century later than the conqueror of Lycia. The next logical possibility is that Kheriga's father, Arppakhu, was a descendant of the conqueror
Lycia
Version of modal realism
impossible worlds. Possibility can be understood in various ways: There is logical possibility, metaphysical possibility, physical possibility, etc. A world
Extended_modal_realism
Patterns of syllabic stress
endings can be stressed or unstressed". There remains a further logical possibility: an eleven-syllable line ending in two stressless syllables. In actual
Masculine and feminine endings
Masculine_and_feminine_endings
Concept in philosophical logic
In philosophical logic, the logical hexagon (also called the hexagon of opposition) is a conceptual model of the relationships between the truth values
Logical_hexagon
Academic shorthand for an individualized, eclectic system of religious belief
of each other. Bellah et al. suggest that Sheilaism creates the logical possibility "of over 220 million American religions, one for each of us," and
Sheilaism
Philosophical concept
necessity, sometimes called broad logical necessity, is one of many different kinds of necessity, which sits between logical necessity and nomological (or
Metaphysical_necessity
Whether Jesus was a historical figure
very idea of a miracle is ruled out a priori. Others defend the logical possibility of miracle at the theoretical level, but, in practice, retain a functional
Historicity_of_Jesus
German-American philosopher (1891–1970)
thereafter. He was a major member of the Vienna Circle and an advocate of logical positivism. Carnap was born Paul Rudolf Carnap on 18 May 1891 in Ronsdorf
Rudolf_Carnap
2005 book by David Bentley Hart
"The principal task of theodicy is to explain why paradise is not a logical possibility." The Doors of the Sea was widely praised in leading Christian periodicals
The_Doors_of_the_Sea
Mathematical set with some added structure
hyperbolic geometry, and thereby completely justified this theory as a logical possibility. This discovery forced the abandonment of the pretensions to the
Space_(mathematics)
Study of correct reasoning
informal logic. Formal logic is the study of deductively valid inferences or logical truths. It examines how conclusions follow from premises based on the structure
Logic
Ability to make choices voluntarily
in his book Miracles: A preliminary study C.S. Lewis stated the logical possibility that if the physical world were proved indeterministic this would
Free_will
Miracles attributed to Jesus
very idea of a miracle is ruled out a priori. Others defend the logical possibility of miracle at the theoretical level, but, in practice, retain a functional
Miracles_of_Jesus
German philosopher and physicist (1883–1936)
1936) was a German philosopher, physicist, and the founding father of logical positivism and the Vienna Circle. He was murdered by a former student,
Moritz_Schlick
Violation of charge-parity symmetry in particle physics and cosmology
been discovered. Before these "B-factory" experiments, there was a logical possibility that all CP violation was confined to kaon physics. However, this
CP_violation
Philosophical concept
is possible. Possibility can be understood in various ways: there is logical possibility, metaphysical possibility, physical possibility, etc. A world
Modal_realism
Relationship between historic and biblical events
very idea of a miracle is ruled out a priori. Others defend the logical possibility of miracle at the theoretical level, but, in practice, retain a functional
Historicity_of_the_Bible
Text for clarification; one of four rhetorical modes
theory of reference Descriptivism Emotivism Feminism Functionalism Logical atomism Logical positivism Marxism Neurophilosophy Ordinary language Pragmatism
Description
New Testament gospels as historical documents
very idea of a miracle is ruled out a priori. Others defend the logical possibility of miracle at the theoretical level, but, in practice, retain a functional
Historicity_of_the_Gospels
Applications of logic under uncertainty
computational complexities of their probabilistic and logical components. Other difficulties include the possibility of counter-intuitive results, such as in case
Probabilistic_logic
1921 philosophical work by Ludwig Wittgenstein
contain the same possibilities of combination as prescribed by logical syntax), hence logical form can only be shown by presenting the logical relations between
Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
Tractatus_Logico-Philosophicus
Idea that knowledge comes only/mainly from sensory experience
his view logical and mathematical necessity is psychological; we are merely unable to conceive any other possibilities than those that logical and mathematical
Empiricism
Philosophical concept
required of matters of fact is the logical possibility that they could be other than they are, not the practical possibility. This being the case, it is not
The_Missing_Shade_of_Blue
Russian historian and sociologist (1937-1998)
mentioned above: to demonstrate that Stalinism was not the only logical possibility of the evolution of the principles of Bolshevism. With the above
Vadim_Rogovin
Contradiction of free will and determinism
in the initial stages of acceptance, but still Lewis stated the logical possibility that, if the physical world was proved to be indeterministic, this
Incompatibilism
Term used by Aristotle for the plot of an Athenian tragedy
occurring, and knowledge/ignorance" Belfiore derives a list of "four logical possibilities", and "lists them in the order in which Aristotle ranks them, from
Mythos_(Aristotle)
Steps in reasoning
Inferences are steps in logical reasoning, moving from premises to logical consequences. Inference is traditionally divided into deduction and induction
Inference
Method of identifying an entity of interest
necessary to list all possible, even improbable, possibilities. Any omissions render the method invalid as a logical method. A process of elimination can be used
Process_of_elimination
Argument that uses faulty reasoning
informal fallacy originates in an error in reasoning other than an improper logical form. Arguments containing informal fallacies may be formally valid, but
Fallacy
Pseudoscientific personality theory
and Ni, respectively). Augustinavičiūtė usually used names like sensory-logical introvert (SLI) to refer to the types. In SLI the leading function is introverted
Socionics
Mathematical logician and philosopher
or Zermelo–Fraenkel set theory with the axiom of choice), that: If a (logical or axiomatic formal) system is omega-consistent, it cannot be syntactically
Kurt_Gödel
2023 song by Olivia Rodrigo
"Logical" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song by American singer-songwriter Olivia Rodrigo from her second studio album, Guts (2023). Rodrigo wrote
Logical_(song)
Term in metaphysics
in his book Miracles: A preliminary study C. S. Lewis stated the logical possibility that if the physical world were proved indeterministic this would
Libertarianism_(metaphysics)
Bearer of truth values
Russell. Propositions are relevant to many fields. Logicians examine their logical form and inferential patterns as the premises and conclusions of arguments
Proposition
Many-valued logic in which truth values comprise a continuous range
trial and error approximation. Felix Hausdorff demonstrated the logical possibility of an absolutely continuous ordering of words comprising bivalent
Infinite-valued_logic
Analytical philosophical view expounded by Bertrand Russell
Logical atomism is a philosophical view that originated in the early 20th century with the development of analytic philosophy. It holds that the world
Logical_atomism
American philosopher (born 1950)
Inferentialism (2000); a chapter of that latter work, "Semantic Inferentialism and Logical Expressivism", outlines the main themes of representationalism (the tradition
Robert_Brandom
Polish–American mathematician (1901–1983)
pointing out that his definition of logical consequence depends upon a division of terms into the logical and the extra-logical and he expresses some skepticism
Alfred_Tarski
Use of grammar in a language to express number
the plural, for instance Swahili (see example below). The third logical possibility, found in only a few languages, such as Welsh and Sinhala, is an
Grammatical_number
American painter (1937–2022)
format. Experimenting with the squares, I tried a diamond–it seemed a logical possibility. I put the first group on 3-foot square canvases together as diamonds
Blaine_Gledhill_Larson
Algebraic manipulation of "true" and "false"
the values of the variables are numbers. Second, Boolean algebra uses logical operators such as conjunction (and) denoted as ∧, disjunction (or) denoted
Boolean_algebra
Philosophical categorization of statements
are categorized into different logical qualities based on how they go about saying what they say. Doctrines of logical quality are an attempt to answer
Logical_quality
Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist (born 1966)
the world, Chalmers is famous for his commitment to the logical (though, not natural) possibility of philosophical zombies. These zombies are complete physical
David_Chalmers
Meta-ethical theory of morality
non-contradiction. Robert Adams defended Ockham's view, noting that it is only a logical possibility that God would command what mankind considers to be immoral, not
Divine_command_theory
Algorithm for partial ordering of events and detecting causality in distributed systems
sending process's logical clock. A vector clock of a system of n processes is a vector (equivalently, a 1-dimensional array) of n logical clocks, one clock
Vector_clock
Philosophical idea of things impossible to know
In philosophy, unknowability is the possibility of inherently unaccessible knowledge. It addresses the epistemology of that which cannot be known. Some
Unknowability
Subfield of mathematics
'algebra of logic', and, more recently, simply 'formal logic', is the set of logical theories elaborated in the course of the nineteenth century with the aid
Mathematical_logic
evidence of surviving Gondwanan lineages, geologists consider the logical possibility that Zealandia may have been completely submerged about 23 million
Geography_of_New_Caledonia
20th-century tradition of Western philosophy
Ludwig Wittgenstein. Other important figures include Franz Brentano, the logical positivists (especially Rudolf Carnap), and the ordinary language philosophers
Analytic_philosophy
Analysis of facts to form a judgment
good thinking is reducible to logical thinking". There are three types of logical reasoning. Informally, two kinds of logical reasoning can be distinguished
Critical_thinking
Philosophical tradition
dismissed the possibility of formal logic, most pragmatists are critical rather of its pretension to ultimate validity and see logic as one logical tool among
Pragmatism
German philosopher, logician, and mathematician (1848–1925)
axiom: from there on, the proof was to be purely logical and without gaps. Having exhibited this possibility, Frege's larger purpose was to defend the view
Gottlob_Frege
Effects of alcohol consumption on cardiovascular health
cardioprotective effect is only a confounding research result. A logical possibility is that some of the alcohol abstainers in research studies previously
Alcohol and cardiovascular disease
Alcohol_and_cardiovascular_disease
Scottish judge and scholar (1714–1799)
days it was a very controversial view to hold. But he felt it was a logical possibility and it caused him a great deal of consternation. He actually did
James_Burnett,_Lord_Monboddo
Question regarding language and thought
through (A) induction, (B) modification, or (C) deprivation. Thus the logical possibilities are 1A & 1C; 2A, 2B & 2C; and 3B & 3C. Using this format, he explains
Linguistic relativity and the color naming debate
Linguistic_relativity_and_the_color_naming_debate
1995 film
movie, they are still left with the realization that there is a logical possibility someone else could have faced a similar tragic predicament. Fuentes
Bontoc_Eulogy
Theological position on God's knowledge
and are non-contingent. This knowledge includes the full range of logical possibilities. Examples include such statements as "All bachelors are unmarried"
Molinism
Hungarian philosopher of mathematics and science (1922–1974)
"sophisticated methodological falsificationist" that Lakatos claims is the logical extension of the correctly interpreted ideas of Popper1 (and who is therefore
Imre_Lakatos
Propositions that are demonstrably, necessarily or self-evidently true
Apodicticity or apodixis is the corresponding abstract noun, referring to logical certainty. Apodictic propositions contrast with assertoric propositions
Apodicticity
Type of logical system
of formal system. First-order logic uses quantified variables over non-logical objects, and allows the use of sentences that contain variables. Rather
First-order_logic
Linguistic quality
theory of reference Descriptivism Emotivism Feminism Functionalism Logical atomism Logical positivism Marxism Neurophilosophy Ordinary language Pragmatism
Performativity
Fringe theory claiming that Jesus did not exist
very idea of a miracle is ruled out a priori. Others defend the logical possibility of miracle at the theoretical level, but, in practice, retain a functional
Christ_myth_theory
Refutation of a logical fallacy
"correlation implies causation" is an example of a questionable-cause logical fallacy, in which two events occurring together are taken to have established
Correlation does not imply causation
Correlation_does_not_imply_causation
British philosopher, mathematician and economist (1903–1930)
Probability", in Ramsey, 1931, The Foundations of Mathematics and other Logical Essays, Ch. VII, pp.156-198, edited by R.B. Braithwaite, London: Kegan
Frank_P._Ramsey
Study of the scope and nature of logic
more logical constants, like possibility and necessity in modal logic. A sentence is true in virtue of the logical constants alone if all non-logical terms
Philosophy_of_logic
Philosophical doctrine
experience) or an analytic truth (true by virtue of its definition or logical form). Typically expressed as a criterion of meaning, it rejects traditional
Verificationism
Austrian philosopher and logician (1889–1951)
Philosophical Investigations. The "early Wittgenstein" was concerned with the logical relationship between propositions and the world, and he believed that by
Ludwig_Wittgenstein
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