Frisesomorum Logic.
(ˌfraɪsɛsəˈmɔərəm)
[Formed by the letters signifying the propositions of the syllogistic mood.]
The mnemonic term for that indirect mood of the first figure of syllogisms in which the major premiss is particular and affirmative, the minor universal and negative, and the conclusion particular and negative. Also called Frisesmo.
| 1599 Blundevil Logike 121 Celantes: Dabitis: Fapesmo: Frisesomorum. 1685 tr. Arnauld & Nicole's Logic III. viii. 35 These five modes are generally denoted by these words, Baralipton, Celantes, Dabitis, Fapesmo, Frisesomorum [printed Trisesomorum]. 1849 H. L. Mansel Aldrich 65 The five indirect moods of the first figure were called Baralip, Celantes, Dabitis, Fapesmo, Frisesmo. 1884 J. N. Keynes Formal Logic 199 Similarly, Fapesmo and Frisesomorum (the Fesapo and Fresison of Figure 4) have no corresponding direct moods. 1937 I. Choquette tr. Maritain's Introd. Logic iii. 189 When these conventional words have more than three syllables, e.g., Frisesomorum, the extra syllables are but stopgaps, and have no symbolic meaning. 1960 J. Roland et al. tr. Dopp's Formal Logic viii. 172 The moods similar to Dabitis and Frisesomorum (4th figure)..cannot, therefore, be valid. |