A Manual of Intensional Logic : 2nd Edition
A Manual of Intensional Logic : 2nd Edition
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Author(s): van Benthem, Johan
Van Benthem, Johan F.
ISBN No.: 9780937073292
Edition: Revised
Pages: 160
Year: 200211
Format: Trade Paper
Price: $ 34.50
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

Intensional logic is the technical study of such "intensional" phenomena in human reasoning as modality, knowledge, or flow of time. These all require a richer semantic picture than standard truth values in one static environment. Such a picture is provided by so-called "possible worlds semantics, " a paradigm which is surveyed in this book, both as to its external sources of motivation and as to the internal dynamics of the resulting program. In particular, Manual of Intensional Logic presents the major "classical" topics, including modal logic, tense logic, and conditional logic, all of which illustrate motivations coming from philosophy and linguistics. The Book also discusses recent computational applications in computer science and AI. Finally, Manual of Intensional Logic takes up recent developments in the study of language and information making themselves felt in the area. The Book examines the role of partial information--with illustrations drawn from different branches of IntensionalLogic--and various influences stemming from current theories of the semantics of natural language, involving generalized quantifiers and theories of types.


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