Propositional Quantifiers

Propositional Quantifiers
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 137
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ISBN-10 : 9781009188630
ISBN-13 : 1009188631
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Synopsis Propositional Quantifiers by : Peter Fritz

Propositional quantifiers are quantifiers binding proposition letters, understood as variables. This Element introduces propositional quantifiers and explains why they are especially interesting in the context of propositional modal logics. It surveys the main results on propositionally quantified modal logics which have been obtained in the literature, presents a number of open questions, and provides examples of applications of such logics to philosophical problems.

Quantifiers, Propositions and Identity

Quantifiers, Propositions and Identity
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 283
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ISBN-10 : 9781107010529
ISBN-13 : 1107010527
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Synopsis Quantifiers, Propositions and Identity by : Robert Goldblatt

Develops new semantical characterisations of many logical systems with quantification that are incomplete under the traditional Kripkean possible worlds interpretation. This book is for mathematical or philosophical logicians, computer scientists and linguists, including academic researchers, teachers and advanced students.

A Prosentential Theory of Truth

A Prosentential Theory of Truth
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 301
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ISBN-10 : 9781400862689
ISBN-13 : 140086268X
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Synopsis A Prosentential Theory of Truth by : Dorothy Grover

In a number of influential articles published since 1972, Dorothy Grover has developed the prosentential theory of truth. Brought together and published with a new introduction, these essays are even more impressive as a group than they were as single contributions to philosophy and linguistics. Denying that truth has an explanatory role, the prosentential theory does not address traditional truth issues like belief, meaning, and justification. Instead, it focuses on the grammatical role of the truth predicate and asserts that "it is true" is a prosentence, functioning much as a pronoun does. Grover defends the theory by indicating how it can handle notorious paradoxes like the Liar, as well as by analyzing some English truth-usages. The introduction to the volume surveys traditional theories of truth, including correspondence, pragmatic, and coherence theories. It discusses the essays to come and, finally, considers the implications of the prosentential theory for other theories. Despite the fact that the prosentential theory dismisses the "nature of truth" as a red herring, Grover shows that there are important aspects of traditional truth theories that prosentential theorists have the option of endorsing. Originally published in 1992. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

A Concise Introduction to Logic

A Concise Introduction to Logic
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Publisher : Open SUNY Textbooks
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ISBN-10 : 1942341431
ISBN-13 : 9781942341437
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis A Concise Introduction to Logic by : Craig DeLancey

Quantifiers and Cognition: Logical and Computational Perspectives

Quantifiers and Cognition: Logical and Computational Perspectives
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 213
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ISBN-10 : 9783319287492
ISBN-13 : 3319287494
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Synopsis Quantifiers and Cognition: Logical and Computational Perspectives by : Jakub Szymanik

This volume on the semantic complexity of natural language explores the question why some sentences are more difficult than others. While doing so, it lays the groundwork for extending semantic theory with computational and cognitive aspects by combining linguistics and logic with computations and cognition. Quantifier expressions occur whenever we describe the world and communicate about it. Generalized quantifier theory is therefore one of the basic tools of linguistics today, studying the possible meanings and the inferential power of quantifier expressions by logical means. The classic version was developed in the 1980s, at the interface of linguistics, mathematics and philosophy. Before this volume, advances in "classic" generalized quantifier theory mainly focused on logical questions and their applications to linguistics, this volume adds a computational component, the third pillar of language use and logical activity. This book is essential reading for researchers in linguistics, philosophy, cognitive science, logic, AI, and computer science.

What Truth is

What Truth is
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9780198823810
ISBN-13 : 0198823819
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Synopsis What Truth is by : Mark Jago

Mark Jago offers a new metaphysical account of truth. He argues that to be true is to be made true by the existence of a suitable worldly entity. Truth arises as a relation between a proposition - the content of our sayings, thoughts, beliefs, and so on - and an entity (or entities) in the world.

Logic, Rationality, and Interaction

Logic, Rationality, and Interaction
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 344
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ISBN-10 : 9783031455582
ISBN-13 : 3031455584
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis Logic, Rationality, and Interaction by : Natasha Alechina

This LNCS book is part of the FOLLI book series and constitutes the proceedings of the 9th International Workshop on Logic, Rationality, and Interaction, LORI 2023, held in Jinan, China, in October 2023. The 15 full papers presented together with 7 short papers in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 40 submissions. The workshop covers a wide range on the following topics such as agency; argumentation and agreement; belief representation; probability and uncertainty; belief revision and belief merging; knowledge and action; dynamics of informational attitudes; intentions, plans, and goals; decision making and planning; preference and utility; cooperation; strategic reasoning and game theory; epistemology; social choice; social interaction; speech acts; knowledge representation; norms and normative systems; natural language; rationality; philosophical logic.

Qualitative and Quantitative Practical Reasoning

Qualitative and Quantitative Practical Reasoning
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Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages : 644
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ISBN-10 : 3540630953
ISBN-13 : 9783540630951
Rating : 4/5 (53 Downloads)

Synopsis Qualitative and Quantitative Practical Reasoning by : Dov Gabbay

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Joint Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Practical Reasoning, ECSQARU-FAPR'97, held in Bad Honnef, Germany, in June 1997. The volume presents 33 revised full papers carefully selected for inclusion in the book by the program committee as well as 12 invited contributions. Among the various aspects of human practical reasoning addressed in the papers are nonmonotonic logics, default reasoning, modal logics, belief function theory, Bayesian networks, fuzzy logic, possibility theory, inference algorithms, dynamic reasoning with partial models, and user modeling approaches.

The Logic of Entailment and its History

The Logic of Entailment and its History
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 282
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ISBN-10 : 9781009375290
ISBN-13 : 1009375296
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Synopsis The Logic of Entailment and its History by : Edwin Mares

What follows from what, and how do we make statements (whether true or false) about which inferences are correct? In this book, Edwin Mares provides a new philosophical, semantical and historical analysis of and justification for the relevant logic of entailment. In the first half of the book he examines some key ideas in the historical development of the logic of entailment, looking in particular at the notion 'is derivable from' and at how symbolic logic has attempted to capture this notion. In the second half of the book he develops his own theory connecting ideas from the traditions in mathematical logic with some ideas in the philosophy of science. The book's fresh and original perspective on the logic of entailment will be valuable for all who want to know more about the historical and philosophical origins of modern symbolic logic.

Logic Colloquium '98

Logic Colloquium '98
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 559
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ISBN-10 : 9781108618489
ISBN-13 : 1108618480
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Synopsis Logic Colloquium '98 by : Samuel R. Buss

Since their inception, the Perspectives in Logic and Lecture Notes in Logic series have published seminal works by leading logicians. Many of the original books in the series have been unavailable for years, but they are now in print once again. This volume, the thirteenth publication in the Lecture Notes in Logic series, collects the proceedings of the European Summer Meeting of the Association for Symbolic Logic held at the University of Economics in Prague, August 9–15, 1988. It includes surveys and research from preeminent logicians. The papers in this volume range over all areas of mathematical logic, including proof theory, set theory, model theory, computability theory and philosophy. This book will be of interest to all students and researchers in mathematical logic.