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[from 'Posterior Analytics' by Aristotle, in 5. Theory of Logic / D. Assumptions for Logic / 2. Excluded Middle ]

Full Idea

Of the fact that everything is either asserted or denied truly, we must believe that it is the case.

Gist of Idea

Everything is either asserted or denied truly

Source

Aristotle (Posterior Analytics [c.327 BCE], 71a14)

Book Reference

Aristotle: 'Posterior Analytics (2nd ed)', ed/tr. Barnes,Jonathan [OUP 1993], p.1


A Reaction

Presumably this means that every assertion which could possibly be asserted must come out as either true or false. This will have to include any assertions with vague objects or predicates, and any universal assertions, and negative assertions.