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 ( ( 𝜑𝜓 ) → ( ¬ 𝜓 → ¬ 𝜑 ) )

Proof

Step Hyp Ref Expression
1 id ( ( 𝜑𝜓 ) → ( 𝜑𝜓 ) )
2 1 con3d ( ( 𝜑𝜓 ) → ( ¬ 𝜓 → ¬ 𝜑 ) )