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Hypothetical syllogism
TypeSyllogism
Field
  • Propositional calculus
  • Classical logic
  • Intuitionistic logic
  • Most systems of relevance logic
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In classical logic, a hypothetical syllogism is a valid argument form, a deductive syllogism with a conditional statement for one or both of its premises. Ancient references point to the works of Theophrastus and Eudemus for the first investigation of this kind of syllogisms.[1][2]

  1. ^ "History of Logic: Theophrastus of Eresus" in Encyclopædia Britannica Online.
  2. ^ Susanne Bobzien,"The Development of Modus Ponens in Antiquity: "From Aristotle to the 2nd Century AD", Phronesis, Vol. 47, No. 4 (2002), pp. 359-394.

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