We first extend Quine's method of eliminating the bound variables to first-order predicate logic with operation symbols ; then we give a device for eliminating also the free variables ; and finally we ...
We say that an n-argument predicate $P\subset \Omega ^{n}$ is finite, if P is a finite set. Note that the set of individuals Ω is infinite! Finite predicates are ...
Catalog description: Introduction to deductive logic. Topics include: basic concepts of deductive logic; techniques of formal proof in propositional and predicate logic. 3 units. Prerequisites: No ...