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Symbolic Logic : Predicate Logic

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The asterisk implies a conditional usually indicated by an arrow. The & sign indicates "and".

In Aristotelian logic (X)(FX*GX) logically implies
(EX)(FX & GX). Is this true in predicate logic? If not, why not?

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A statement in Aristotelian logic is found not to hold true in predicate logic.

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