What properly counts as the “impossible” in a reductio?
Qiyās al-Khalf: Compound Reductio, Impossibility and Proof of the Claim
- Something hard to imagine
- An undesirable result
- A claim not yet proven
- A consequence violating a necessary principle
Qiyās al-Khalf: Compound Reductio, Impossibility and Proof of the Claim