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Excluded middle from the axiom of choice
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theorem choice {α : Sort u} {β : α → Sort v} (h : ∀ x, Nonempty (β x)) : Nonempty (∀ x, β x) := ⟨fun x => Classical.choice (h x)⟩ | |
theorem setext {α : Sort u} {A B : α → Prop} (h : ∀ x, A x ↔ B x) : A = B := funext fun x => propext (h x) | |
theorem em : P ∨ ¬ P := | |
let A x := P ∨ x = false | |
let B x := P ∨ x = true | |
let ⟨f⟩ := choice fun C : { C : Bool → _ // ∃ x, C x } => let ⟨x, h⟩ := C.property; ⟨Subtype.mk x h⟩ | |
let a := f ⟨A, false, .inr rfl⟩ | |
have (B) : (h : A = B) → a.val = (f ⟨B, false, h ▸ .inr rfl⟩).val | |
| rfl => rfl | |
match a.property, (f ⟨B, true, .inr rfl⟩).property with | |
| .inl h, _ => .inl h | |
| _, .inl h => .inl h | |
| .inr h₁, .inr h₂ => .inr fun h => nomatch h₁ ▸ h₂ ▸ this B (setext fun _ => ⟨fun _ => .inl h, fun _ => .inl h⟩) |
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