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(* * GNU Lesser General Public License Version 2.1 *)
(************************************************************************)
-(*i $Id: Classical_Prop.v 8642 2006-03-17 10:09:02Z notin $ i*)
+(*i $Id: Classical_Prop.v 8892 2006-06-04 17:59:53Z herbelin $ i*)
(** Classical Propositional Logic *)
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ unfold not in |- *; intros; elim (classic p); auto.
intro NP; elim (H NP).
Qed.
+(** Peirce's law states [forall P Q:Prop, ((P -> Q) -> P) -> P].
+ Thanks to [forall P, False -> P], it is equivalent to the
+ following form *)
+
+Lemma Peirce : forall P:Prop, ((P -> False) -> P) -> P.
+Proof.
+intros P H; destruct (classic P); auto.
+Qed.
+
Lemma not_imply_elim : forall P Q:Prop, ~ (P -> Q) -> P.
Proof.
intros; apply NNPP; red in |- *.