Wednesday, 15 June 2011

The Logic Book, M. Bergmann, J. Moor, J. Nelson, McGraw Hill, 2004, 10.4E, 1(j), p. 555

We are asked to derive the conclusion from the premises given.
  1. (y)(x)(Cxy ⊃ Qx)
  2. (y)(Qy ≡ Py)
  3. ∴(y)(x)(Cxy ⊃Px)
  4. (x)(Cxy ⊃ Qx) ......... 1 UI y/y
  5. Cxy ⊃ Qx ......... 4 UI x/x
  6. Qx ≡ Px ......... 2 UI y/x
  7. (Qx ⊃ Px) • (Px ⊃ Qx) ......... 6 BE
  8. Qx ⊃ Px ......... 7 Simp.
  9. Cxy ⊃Px ......... 5,8 HS
  10. (x)(Cxy ⊃Px) ......... 9 UG
  11. (y)(x)(Cxy ⊃Px) ......... 10 UG

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