Re: William T. Parry gets rid of Disjunction introduction
Mikko <[email protected]>
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On 01/07/2026 18:01, olcott wrote: > On 7/1/2026 1:46 AM, Mikko wrote: >> On 30/06/2026 17:37, olcott wrote: >>> On 6/30/2026 3:48 AM, Mikko wrote: >>>> On 29/06/2026 17:00, olcott wrote: >>>>> On 6/29/2026 8:23 AM, dbush wrote: >>>>>> On 6/29/2026 9:17 AM, polcott wrote: >>>>>>> On 6/29/2026 7:08 AM, dbush wrote: >>>>>>>> On 6/29/2026 12:13 AM, olcott wrote: >>>>>>>>> On 6/28/2026 10:56 PM, dbush wrote: >>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 11:34 PM, dbush wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 11:23 PM, olcott wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 9:02 PM, dbush wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 9:53 PM, dbush wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 9:49 PM, olcott wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 8:42 PM, dbush wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 9:40 PM, olcott wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 8:29 PM, dbush wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 9:24 PM, olcott wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 8:08 PM, dbush wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 7:56 PM, olcott wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 6:30 PM, dbush wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 7:22 PM, olcott wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 5:52 PM, dbush wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 6:40 PM, olcott wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 1:34 PM, dbush wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 2:29 PM, olcott wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 1:24 PM, dbush wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 2:03 PM, olcott wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 12:54 PM, dbush wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 11:11 AM, polcott wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/27/2026 2:08 AM, Mikko wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 26/06/2026 15:49, olcott wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 6/26/2026 1:49 AM, Mikko wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 26/06/2026 04:32, olcott wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> William T. Parry, Entailment Logics >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> gets rid of Disjunction introduction >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to prevent the principle of explosion >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> A simple logical matrix and sequent >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> calculus for >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Parry’s logic of Analytic Implication >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The main and distinctive feature of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> PAI (and of the many >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> systems of analytic implication >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> belonging to its ilk) is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the rejection of the classically >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> valid principle of Addition, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes also referred to as >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Disjunction Introduction. In >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> other words, the principle leading >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from a formula ϕ to a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> disjunction of the form ϕ ∨ ψ, where >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ψ is an arbitrary >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> formula. Parry blamed on this >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> principle the derivability >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the paradoxes of strict >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> implication — given that it is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> famously featured in Lewis’ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> derivation of an arbitrary >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> formula ψ from a contradiction of the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> form ϕ ∧ ¬ϕ. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://philarchive.org/archive/SZMASL >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> He also gets rid of an efficient way >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to convince people who don't >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> understand much of logic. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> As I recently showed in another post. I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> figured >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all this out on my own. I didn't even >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> know that >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anyone else ever did this. I just knew >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that when >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying to find out what is deduced from >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a set of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> premises that you cannot pop in another >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sentence >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from out of nowhere and get a correct >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> conclusion. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> By popping in another sentence from out >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of nowhere >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (as it shows above) the principle of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> explosion is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> derived. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The usual meaning of proof is a sequence >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of statement where eachstatement either >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is a premis or follows from one or more >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> earlier >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> statements >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Except with Disjunction introduction, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that is its problem. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So you're saying that in the following >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> natural language statement: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It is a key issue in that it creates the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> psychotic break from reality known as the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Principle of Explosion, otherwise it may >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> make no difference at all. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Stay on topic or I will block you. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Explain in detail how the below which you >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> dishonestly trimmed is off- topic. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The topic is how Disjunction introduction >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enables the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Principle of Explosion. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Rejected, as you not liking the result doesn't >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> make it invalid. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Through a series of truth preserving >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> operations, when a contradiction is given as >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> true, any statement can be proven as true. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The principle of explosion is a demonstration >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of *why* a formal system whose axioms lead to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a contradiction is useless. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The only reason someone would want to get rid >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of the principle of explosion is to be able to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> use a system that has a contradiction. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My reason to get rid of the principle of explosion >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it to get rid of anything and everything that >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> prevents >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> infallibly correct reasoning. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you get rid of the principle of explosion, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the law of non- contradiction goes away as it >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> looses its basis. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You keep failing to pay close enough attention. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I only get rid of the POE by getting rid of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Disjunction introduction. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Which you can't do because it's a truth-preserving >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> operation. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1) P ∧ ¬P // Premise >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2) P // Conjunction elimination >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3) ¬P // Conjunction elimination >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4) P ∨ Q // Disjunction introduction >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5) Q // Disjunctive syllogism >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Principle_of_explosion#Proof >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> When you insert English meanings into the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> propositional variables it is as obvious >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> as a pie in the fact the DI IS NOT TRUTH PRESERVING. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So you're saying that in the following natural >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> language statement: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At least one of the following statements is true: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Earth is the third planet from the sun. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - <X> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Where <X> is any natural language statement, there >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> exists a statement X such that the condition "At >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> least one of the following statements is true" is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> false. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Name it. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That is not Disjunction introduction combined with >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Disjunctive syllogism, it is bare Disjunction. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Let me spell it out more explicitly then. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Given that the following natural language statement is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> true: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Earth is the third planet from the sun. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In the following natural language statement: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> At least one of the following statements is true: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - Earth is the third planet from the sun. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - <X> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -------------------------------------- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Where <X> is any natural language statement, does >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> there exist a statement X such that the condition "At >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> least one of the following statements is true" is false? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Where X is "What time is it?" >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is the statement "Earth is the third planet from the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sun" true? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We have a type mismatch error. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The statement you gave isn't a truth-bearing statement, so >>>>>>>>>>>>>> it can't be used in logic. I didn't think I had to make >>>>>>>>>>>>>> that explicit. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> However, let's go with it anyway because it still >>>>>>>>>>>>>> illustrates the point. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> So I'll ask again: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is the statement "Earth is the third planet from the sun" >>>>>>>>>>>>>> true? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On second though, let's back up as that might confuse you. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Given that <X> is any *truth bearing* natural language >>>>>>>>>>>>> statement, does there exist a statement X such that the >>>>>>>>>>>>> condition "At least one of the following statements is >>>>>>>>>>>>> true" is false? >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Head games will be ignored. >>>>>>>>>>>> That you did so well on the other things >>>>>>>>>>>> so I will not block you. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Explain in detail how this is a head game. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Failure to either answer the above question or explain how it >>>>>>>>>>> is a head game in your next reply or within one hour of you >>>>>>>>>>> next post in this newsgroup will be taken as your official, >>>>>>>>>>> on- the- record admission that Disjunction introduction is in >>>>>>>>>>> fact truth preserving and valid, and therefore so is the >>>>>>>>>>> Principle of Explosion. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Let the record show that Peter Olcott made the following post >>>>>>>>>> in this newsgroup: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On 6/28/2026 10:52 PM, olcott wrote: >>>>>>>>>> > Q also can't bake a birthday cake, this does not make >>>>>>>>>> > Q in any way "incomplete" relative to what it was >>>>>>>>>> > defined to do. >>>>>>>>>> > ... >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> And more that one hour has passed with no attempt to answer >>>>>>>>>> the above question or explain why it is a head game. >>>>>>>>>> Therefore, as per the above criteria: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Let The Record Show >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> That Peter Olcott >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Has *Officially* Admitted: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> That Disjunction introduction is in fact truth preserving and >>>>>>>>>> valid, and therefore so is the Principle of Explosion. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> William T. Parry, Entailment Logics >>>>>>>>> gets rid of Disjunction introduction >>>>>>>>> to prevent the principle of explosion >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> A simple logical matrix and sequent calculus for >>>>>>>>> Parry’s logic of Analytic Implication >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The main and distinctive feature of PAI (and of the many >>>>>>>>> systems of analytic implication belonging to its ilk) is >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> the rejection of the classically valid principle of Addition, >>>>>>>>> sometimes also referred to as Disjunction Introduction. In >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> other words, the principle leading from a formula ϕ to a >>>>>>>>> disjunction of the form ϕ ∨ ψ, where ψ is an arbitrary >>>>>>>>> formula. Parry blamed on this principle the derivability >>>>>>>>> of the paradoxes of strict implication—given that it is >>>>>>>>> famously featured in Lewis’ derivation of an arbitrary >>>>>>>>> formula ψ from a contradiction of the form ϕ ∧ ¬ϕ. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> https://philarchive.org/archive/SZMASL >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> So someone came up with a different system that has different >>>>>>>> rules. That has no bearing on existing systems. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The bearing that it has on existing systems is >>>>>> >>>>>> None, as you can't remove a truth-preserving operation. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> that >>>>>>> it corrects their psychotic break from reality that >>>>>>> allows one to prove that Donald Trump is the one and >>>>>>> only Lord and Savior on the basis of a totally irrelevant >>>>>>> contradiction. >>>>>> >>>>>> It follows from a series of truth-preserving operations starting >>>>>> with the precondition that a contradiction has been proven, as you >>>>>> have admitted above on the record. >>>>>> >>>>> Only people having actual psychosis would conclude >>>>> that "The Moon is made from green cheese" AND >>>>> "The Moon is NOT made from green cheese" SEMANTICALLY >>>>> PROVES that Donald Trump is the one and only Lord >>>>> and Savior Jesus Christ. >>>> >>>> How do you know that somewhere the Moon is made from green cheese and >>>> the Moon is not made from green cheese and Donald Trump is not the one >>>> and only Lord and Savior Jesus Christ? >>>> >>> >>> Counter-factual >> >> For logic the distinction between factual and counter-factual is not >> as imortant as the distinction between consistent and contradictory. > > Counter-factual may indicate a psychotic break from reality. No, it does not. It is much more common than anything psychotic. Besudes, any mention of anything psychotic is off-topic in these groups. -- Mikko