Predicate

A good analogy has one-to-one correspondence between the elements of the Analogue that determine the Assigned-Predicate and the elements of the Target-Subject. Moreover, there are two different types of a analogy: a same-domain-analogy and a different-domain-analogy. In a same-domain-analogy, the relations between the elements of the different objects are the same…

In FOL, the denoting phrase “every student” cannot be symbolized without a predicate. A denoting phrase with a common noun such as “Every student is hungry” can be symbolized ∀x (student(x) → hungry(x)), but “every student” as an autonomous denoting phrase has no equivalent FOL symbolization. Sentences must meet the condition of a well-formed formula (Wff) in which there is a predicate with the variables. Without a predicate, the denoting phrase alone cannot be symbolized in FOL. This reflects…

the definition of God but is perceived so clearly and distinctly. The idea of God is of a supremely perfect being. A supremely perfect being has all perfections. Existence is a predicate of a perfect being, therefore, God must exist to avoid being self-contradictory. Therefore, God exists. Moreover, existence is a predicate of God, because as a most perfect being, God must possess existence, otherwise he would not be perfect. In Descartes mind, the very essence of God includes or entails his…

specific analytical, deductive, a priori style. The analytical, a priori aspect of the argument means that the conclusion is based on the understanding of a definition. Meaning that the truth of the conclusion can be determined before experience as the predicate is already determined in the definition of the subject. One critical analysis of ontological thinking concludes that the argument structure is invalid and such thinking cannot conclude logically on the existence of a God (Oppy,2016).…

Week 7 essay Paper by J A Robinson The paper from J.A Robinson presents a formulation of first order logic, which is designed to use as an instrument for computer theorem proving program. There have other first order logic based theorem but they are mostly used for other purposes. Inference principles needs only to be sound and effective. The paper provides an inference principle called resolution principle which not human oriented but machine oriented. The formalism used in this paper in not…

description of said concept. This is the only way I could see the forms standing outside of the particular object t it made reference to According to Aristotle the nature of reality is substance; the subjects of predicates and yet not the predicate of anything. These substances also predicate time, as there needs to be something there that is changing or marking the change. We can predict characteristic on primary substances, but such things as the raw materials of substances are not in fact…

During the learning process of associating an object to a predicate, the latter could have been in transition. So one would not know whether it is right or wrong and in this case it would be both coherently. However a private language of thought also suggests that the origin of words is not important in the pursuit of knowledge; it is actually rather irrelevant. To have knowledge of a word is to have mental representations of the predicates it belongs to. This is done by our internal language…

St. Anslem, was a priest during the 11th century he was the first person known to have formed the Ontological argument as we know it; which can be found in the second chapter of his work, The Proslogion. The Ontological argument is not an argument designed to convert the atheist, but to reassure those who have faith or some belief in God, it was meant for the believer seeking understanding, in other words some logic behind their belief. Since only the “fool” knows but does not believe (Psalms…

dualism such as ontological dualism which makes deal commitments about the nature of existence the similar way it related to both mind and matter. It is through the subdivision of ontological dualism that substance dualism, property dualism and predicate…

conceived in both the mind and reality than it will be more powerful than God. Thus, God must exist in all possible worlds including the mental state and reality. One of the biggest objections to the ontological argument is the predicate objection. According to the predicate objection, giving something existence makes it greater, adding existence to something is also similar to adding property to something. Though the Ontological argument adds existence to God, a non believer can counter this…