The history of modus ponens goes back to antiquity.Susanne Bobzien (2002). "The Development of Modus Ponens in Antiquity", Phronesis 47, No. 4, 2002. The first to explicitly describe the argument form modus ponens was Theophrastus."Ancient Logic: Forerunners of Modus Ponens and Modus Tollens". Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. It, along with modus tollens, is one of the standard patterns of inference that can be applied to derive chains of conclusions that lead to the desired goal.
the history of modus ponens goes back to antiquitysusanne bobzien (2002) "the development of modus ponens in antiquity" phronesis 47 no 4 2002 the first to explicitly describe the argument form modus ponens was theophrastus"ancient logic forerunners of modus ponens and modus tollens" stanford encyclopedia of philosophy it along with modus tollens is one of the standard patterns of inference that can be applied to derive chains of conclusions that lead to the desired goal