Literary notes about Disjunctive (AI summary)
The term "disjunctive" has been employed in a variety of contexts in literature, highlighting both its logical and grammatical dimensions. In philosophical texts, it serves to categorize a specific type of syllogism distinct from categorical or hypothetical ones, as seen in Kant's work where disjunctive syllogisms are formally delineated ([1], [2]). Additionally, philosophers like Diogenes Laertius illustrate its function in propositions by emphasizing the role of the disjunctive conjunction "or" in creating contrasts between statements (e.g., "It is either day or night") ([3], [4]), while Edmund Luce further explains how such conjunctions function to both join sentences and separate thoughts ([5]). The word also appears in linguistic studies, notably in discussions of disjunctive pronouns in educational texts on French composition ([6], [7]), underscoring the term's versatility across different fields of literature.
- The formal distinction of syllogisms renders their division into categorical, hypothetical, and disjunctive necessary.
— from Kant's Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics by Immanuel Kant - Disjunctive.
— from Kant's Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics by Immanuel Kant - That is a disjunctive proposition which is disconnected by the disjunctive conjunction, “or” (ἤτοι), as for instance, “It is either day or night.”
— from The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius - That is a disjunctive proposition which is disconnected by the disjunctive conjunction, “or” (ἤτοι), as for instance, “It is either day or night.”
— from The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius - (2) Disjunctive conjunctions join together the sentence but they disjoin or separate from each other the thoughts conveyed.
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce - GRAMMAR REVIEW.--LESSON XIII Disjunctive pronouns.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann - Disjunctive pronouns.
— from French Conversation and Composition by Harry Vincent Wann
