Propositional Models

Authors

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51359/2357-9986.2024.258139

Keywords:

teaching logic, classical propositional logic, semantic information, logical consistency

Abstract

I introduce “Propositional Models”, a card game in which each card contains a formula of Classical Propositional Logic. This game aims to teach the notion of logical consistency, and its design is guided by considerations about the semantic information conveyed by the formulas in the cards.

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Published

2024-07-10