Implication Equivalent to Negation of Conjunction with Negative/Formulation 2/Proof 1
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Theorem
- $\vdash \paren {p \implies q} \iff \paren {\neg \paren {p \land \neg q} }$
Proof
By the tableau method of natural deduction:
Line | Pool | Formula | Rule | Depends upon | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | $p \implies q$ | Assumption | (None) | ||
2 | 2 | $p \land \neg q$ | Assumption | (None) | ||
3 | 2 | $p$ | Rule of Simplification: $\land \EE_1$ | 2 | ||
4 | 1, 2 | $q$ | Modus Ponendo Ponens: $\implies \mathcal E$ | 1, 3 | ||
5 | 2 | $\neg q$ | Rule of Simplification: $\land \EE_2$ | 2 | ||
6 | 1, 2 | $\bot$ | Principle of Non-Contradiction: $\neg \EE$ | 4, 5 | ||
7 | 1 | $\neg \paren {p \land \neg q}$ | Proof by Contradiction: $\neg \II$ | 2 – 6 | Assumption 2 has been discharged | |
8 | $\paren {p \implies q} \implies \paren {\neg \paren {p \land \neg q} }$ | Rule of Implication: $\implies \II$ | 1 – 7 | Assumption 1 has been discharged | ||
9 | 9 | $\neg \paren {p \land \neg q}$ | Assumption | (None) | ||
10 | 10 | $p$ | Assumption | (None) | ||
11 | 11 | $\neg q$ | Assumption | (None) | ||
12 | 10, 11 | $p \land \neg q$ | Rule of Conjunction: $\land \II$ | 10, 11 | ||
13 | 9, 10, 11 | $\bot$ | Principle of Non-Contradiction: $\neg \EE$ | 12, 9 | ||
14 | 9, 10 | $q$ | Reductio ad Absurdum | 11 – 12 | Assumption 11 has been discharged | |
15 | 9 | $p \implies q$ | Rule of Implication: $\implies \II$ | 10 – 14 | Assumption 10 has been discharged | |
16 | $\paren {\neg \paren {p \land \neg q} } \implies \paren {p \implies q}$ | Rule of Implication: $\implies \II$ | 9 – 15 | Assumption 9 has been discharged | ||
17 | $\paren {p \implies q} \iff \paren {\neg \paren {p \land \neg q} }$ | Biconditional Introduction: $\iff \II$ | 8, 16 |
$\blacksquare$
Law of the Excluded Middle
This theorem depends on the Law of the Excluded Middle, by way of Reductio ad Absurdum.
This is one of the axioms of logic that was determined by Aristotle, and forms part of the backbone of classical (Aristotelian) logic.
However, the intuitionist school rejects the Law of the Excluded Middle as a valid logical axiom.
This in turn invalidates this theorem from an intuitionistic perspective.
Sources
- 1964: Donald Kalish and Richard Montague: Logic: Techniques of Formal Reasoning ... (previous) ... (next): $\text{II}$: 'AND', 'OR', 'IF AND ONLY IF': $\S 3$: Theorem $\text{T37}$