The law of identity

Japanese: 同一律 - どういつりつ(英語表記)the law of identity 英語
The law of identity

It is one of the fundamental laws of traditional logic and is expressed in the form "a is a". In this case, a name is substituted for a, and examples of the law of identity include "a lion is a lion" and "3 is 3". Some see this as a simple tautology, while others give it a different philosophical interpretation. In modern logic, the axiom of identity in the form "a = a" corresponds to this, but hypothetical statements in the form "if A then A" (where A is a proposition) are sometimes called the law of identity.

[Yoshida Natsuhiko]

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

伝統的論理学が根本法則の一つとしたもので「aはaである」という形式で表される。このとき、aのところに代入されるのは名前で、「ライオンはライオンである」「3は3である」などが同一律の例となる。これを単なる同語反復とみる説もあり、別の哲学的解釈を与える立場もある。現代論理学では「a=a」という形の同一性の公理がこれに対応するが、「AならA」(Aのところに入るのは命題)の形式の仮言文のことを同一律とよぶ場合もある。

[吉田夏彦]

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