Stoic Logic

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1

If pigs fly, then pigs have wings.

Antecedent: Pigs fly (false)
Consequent: Pigs have wings (false)

This is a true conditional statement according to Stoicism.

The only statements that are false are when the antecedent is true and the consequent is false.

TT: True statement
TF: False statement
FF: True statement
FT: True statement

2

Uh huh, if P then Q.

Ok. :+1:

P→ Q

P

So, Q.

Not sure where you’re going with this.

3

Stoic didn’t say PQ.

They said:

If first, then second.

First, therefore second.

4

That is what this means

5

If is key to the logic.

At the risk of me not minding my Ps and Qs, that’s the whole fucking point.

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