LessonsCategorical Propositions: Singular, Natural, Quantified and Indefinite FormsQuiz

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Some humans are not black.

“Some” makes the quantity particular, while “is not” makes the judgment negative. It is therefore a particular negative. It does not say that no humans are black; it denies blackness only of part of the class.

A non-personal example is “Some numbers are not even”: there exist numbers not falling under the predicate even. This too is particular negation.

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Particular negative: some S are not P

Categorical Propositions: Singular, Natural, Quantified and Indefinite Forms

«بعض الإنسان ليس بأسود»
Some humans are not black.

“Some” makes the quantity particular, while “is not” makes the judgment negative. It is therefore a particular negative. It does not say that no humans are black; it denies blackness only of part of the class.

A non-personal example is “Some numbers are not even”: there exist numbers not falling under the predicate even. This too is particular negation.