John,
In fact, this below is a quote from Rich,
FK> - an appropriate semantic theory for a language will provide
> notions of *logical truth* and *entailment* that can be used
> to justify the axioms and inference rules that constitute an
> actual reasoning system.
P.S.
But this time again, without getting any questions I feel that we are repeating ourselves with no sign of understanding. This makes me a bit dissapointed and cheeky.
Like i find that most of the syllogisms are not "fair", because M (object, noun phrase) in a major premise becomes M (property, an adjective) in minor premise, if not explicitely, then implicitly. If it is not so, there still is a trivial relation between M and S and the inheritence of a property is obvious, nothing to write home about.
Ferenc
Major premise:
M–P
P–M
M–P
P–M
Minor premise:
S–M
Major premise:
M–P
P–M
M–P
P–M
Minor premise:
S–M
Major premise:
M–P
P–M
M–P
P–M
Minor premise:
S–M
Major premise:
M–P
P–M
M–P
P–M
Minor premise:
S–M