Cf: Laws Of Form Discussion • JA

Continuing discussion of the conditional form, as expressed in Peirce’s logical graphs under the existential interpretation, incited me to cite one of my own essays on the subject.

Re: Peirce List Discussions • (1) • (2) • (3)

The concept of logical implication or material conditional — its names are legion — is ever a source of logical bedevilment.  It has proved no different in the discussion of Peirce’s logical graphs however much potential they bear for resolving the confusion if given the chance.

Here’s a link to an article on Logical Implication I originally wrote for Wikipedia where I attempted to synthesize the more coherent perspectives on the subject I had learned from various communities of usage over the years.

The last time I looked at the Wikipedia relic it had devolved into the usual run-of-the-mill obscurities of nominalism so let’s not go there.  The Wikiversity edition still looks okay.

• Logical Implication • InterSciWiki • Wikiversity

I’ve been meaning for years now to add the graphical representations — maybe these recent discussions will nudge me to do that …