Thursday, 19 May 2011

Symbolic Logic, D. Jacquette, Wadsworth, 2001, Chpt. 8, IV(16), p. 435

The argument:

"All schnauzers are prize dogs and champion hunters if they are properly trained. Ralph is a schnauzer. Therefore, there is something that if properly trained is a champion hunter."

The proof:
  1. (x)[(Sx • Tx) ⊃(Px • Dx • Cx • Hx)]
  2. Sr
  3. (∃x)[Tx⊃(Cx • Hx)]
  4. * ¬ (∃x)[Tx⊃(Cx • Hx)] ......... AIP
  5. * (x) ¬ [Tx⊃(Cx • Hx)] ......... 4 QC
  6. * (x) ¬ [ ¬ Tx ∨(Cx • Hx)] ......... 5 MI
  7. * (x)[Tx • ¬ (Cx • Hx)] ......... 6 DeM
  8. * Tr • ¬ (Cr • Hr) ......... 7 UI
  9. * Tr ......... 8 Simp.
  10. * Sr • Tr ......... 2,9 Conj.
  11. * (Sr • Tr) ⊃(Pr • Dr • Cr • Hr) ......... 1 UI
  12. * Pr • Dr • Cr • Hr ......... 10,11 MP
  13. * ¬ (Cr • Hr) ......... 8 Simp.
  14. * ¬ Cr ∨ ¬ Hr ......... 13 DeM.
  15. * Cr ......... 12 Simp.
  16. * ¬ Hr ......... 15,14 DS
  17. * Hr ......... 12 Simp.
  18. * Hr • ¬ Hr ......... 16,17 Conj.
  19. ¬ ¬ (∃x)[Tx⊃(Cx • Hx)] ......... 4-18 IP
  20. (∃x)[Tx⊃(Cx • Hx)] ......... 19 DN

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