Mantiq — Alimiyyah Grade 1
Three Modes of Signification
Three Modes of Signification
Chapter Introduction A word may guide to its meaning in different ways. Traditional logic describes three basic modes.
Important Point Merely finding two things together does not by itself establish implicative signification.
State the book's definition for three modes of signification. Recognize the distinctions and examples given in the chapter. Explain the chapter rule in your own words with an example.
Primary Definition Correspondence: signification of the whole meaning. Inclusion: signification of a part of the meaning. Implication: signification of a necessary meaning that is not part of the original definition.
If “triangle” is defined as a plane figure with three sides, signification of the whole concept is correspondence, signification of “figure” is inclusion, and signification of a demonstrated geometrical consequence is implication.
Book Example In the triangle example: correspondence indicates the whole meaning, inclusion indicates a part of the meaning, and implication indicates an established necessary consequence.
Terminology
Signification of the whole meaning
Signification of part of the meaning
Signification of an established necessary meaning
Correspondence indicates the whole meaning, inclusion a part, and implication a necessary meaning.