Pereira Fariña, Martín2014-11-252014-11-252014-05Pereira-Fariña, M. (2014). Some Reflections on the Set-based and the Conditional-based Interpretations of Statements in Syllogistic Reasoning. "Archives for the Philosophy and History of Soft Computing", 2014(1), 1-162341-0183http://hdl.handle.net/10347/11888Two interpretations about syllogistic statements are described in this paper. One is the so-called set-based interpretation, which assumes that quantified statements and syllogisms talk about quantity-relationships between sets. The other one, the so-called conditional interpretation, assumes that quantified propositions talk about conditional propositions and how strong are the links between the antecedent and the consequent. Both interpretations are compared attending to three different questions (existential import, singular statements and non-proportional quantifiers) from the point of view of their impact on the further development of this type of reasoning.engSyllogismApproximate reasoningQuantifierNatural logicMaterias::Investigación::11 Lógica::1101 Aplicaciones de la LógicaMaterias::Investigación::12 Matemáticas::1203 Ciencia de los ordenadores::120304 Inteligencia artificialjournal articleopen access