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Single Idea 1701

[filed under theme 5. Theory of Logic / D. Assumptions for Logic / 2. Excluded Middle ]

Full Idea

A prayer is a sentence which is neither true nor false.

Gist of Idea

A prayer is a sentence which is neither true nor false

Source

Aristotle (On Interpretation [c.330 BCE], 17a01)

Book Ref

Aristotle: 'Categories and De Interpretatione', ed/tr. Ackrill,J.R. [OUP 1963], p.46