Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem con3

Description: Contraposition. Theorem *2.16 of WhiteheadRussell p. 103. This was the fourth axiom of Frege, specifically Proposition 28 of Frege1879 p. 43. Its associated inference is con3i . (Contributed by NM, 29-Dec-1992) (Proof shortened by Wolf Lammen, 13-Feb-2013)

Ref Expression
Assertion con3 φ ψ ¬ ψ ¬ φ

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 id φ ψ φ ψ
2 1 con3d φ ψ ¬ ψ ¬ φ