Let $P = (V, \sqsubseteq)$ be a partial order and $\mathfrak{D}(P)$ denote the class of downward-closed subsets of the set $P$ (i.e, the class of $A \subseteq P$ such that $y\in A \;\&\; x \sqsubseteq y$ implies $x \in A$).
Let a partial order be called downward complete, if every non-empty subset has an infimum, upward complete if every non-empty subset has an supremum, and complete if both downward and upward complete.
In La Matematica della Verita' (2006): page 177 , theorem 6.7.7 states that the following three conditions are equivalent:
- $(V, \sqsubseteq)$ is complete.
- $(V, \sqsubseteq)$ is downward complete and $\exists z \forall x(x \sqsubseteq z)$
- $(V, \sqsubseteq)$ is upward complete and $\exists z \forall x(z \sqsubseteq x)$
It is then stated that, conditions 4. and 5. (below), together with the equivalence of 1.-3. just stated, imply that $(\mathfrak{D}(P), \subseteq)$ is a complete partial order:
- $V \in \mathfrak{D}(P)$ and
- $\bigcap \mathcal{B} \in \mathfrak{D}(P)$, for any non-empty subfamily $\mathcal{B}$ of $\mathfrak{D}(P)$
I'm wondering if there is a mistake. If not, it is not clear to me how 3. and 4. plus the equivalence of 1.-3. ensure $(\mathfrak{D}(P), \subseteq)$ is a complete partial order.