Metamath Proof Explorer


Theorem bj-ru1

Description: A version of Russell's paradox ru not mentioning the universal class. (see also bj-ru ). (Contributed by BJ, 12-Oct-2019) Remove usage of ax-10 , ax-11 , ax-12 by using eqabbw following BTernaryTau's similar revision of ru . (Revised by BJ, 28-Jun-2025) (Proof modification is discouraged.)

Ref Expression
Assertion bj-ru1 ¬ ∃ 𝑦 𝑦 = { 𝑥 ∣ ¬ 𝑥𝑥 }

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 ru0 ¬ ∀ 𝑧 ( 𝑧𝑦 ↔ ¬ 𝑧𝑧 )
2 id ( 𝑥 = 𝑧𝑥 = 𝑧 )
3 2 2 eleq12d ( 𝑥 = 𝑧 → ( 𝑥𝑥𝑧𝑧 ) )
4 3 notbid ( 𝑥 = 𝑧 → ( ¬ 𝑥𝑥 ↔ ¬ 𝑧𝑧 ) )
5 4 eqabbw ( 𝑦 = { 𝑥 ∣ ¬ 𝑥𝑥 } ↔ ∀ 𝑧 ( 𝑧𝑦 ↔ ¬ 𝑧𝑧 ) )
6 1 5 mtbir ¬ 𝑦 = { 𝑥 ∣ ¬ 𝑥𝑥 }
7 6 nex ¬ ∃ 𝑦 𝑦 = { 𝑥 ∣ ¬ 𝑥𝑥 }