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Turning English into logic basically requires understanding the language and context. I’d you are told “we will go to the zoo or swimming pool tomorrow, if it
by CJefferson 2y ago
Turning English into logic basically requires understanding the language and context.
I’d you are told “we will go to the zoo or swimming pool tomorrow, if it is windy or rainy”, most readers would know the first or is exclusive (we aren’t going to both), while the second is inclusive (we will go if it is windy, rainy, or both).
This is annoying when teaching logic, from experience.
- someothherguyy 2y agoNo it doesn't. It just requires producing many possible interpretations and resolving more probable ones.
- procaryote 2y agoThe most probable logical interpretation of a phrase, not looking at context, might not be correct. Even something as simple as sarcasm breaks this idea, and you can have full books of metaphor that only make sense if you understand the cultural context in which they were written.