Introductory Modal Logic

Kenneth Konyndyk

ISBN 10: 0268011591 / ISBN 13: 9780268011598

Verlag: University of Notre Dame Press, 1986

Num Pages: 133 pages. BIC Classification: HPL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 9. Weight in Grams: 249. . 1986. 1st. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers V9780268011598

Inhaltsangabe:

Modal logic, developed as an extension of classical propositional logic and first-order quantification theory, integrates the notions of possibility and necessity and necessary implication. Arguments whose understanding depends on some fundamental knowledge of modal logic have always been important in philosophy of religion, metaphysics, and epistemology. Moreover, modal logic has become increasingly important with the use of the concept of "possible worlds" in these areas. Introductory Modal Logic fills the need for a basic text on modal logic, accessible to students of elementary symbolic logic. /// Kenneth Konyndyk presents a natural deduction treatment of propositional modal logic and quantified modal logic, historical information about its development, and discussions of the philosophical issues raised by modal logic. Characterized by clear and concrete explanations, appropriate examples, and varied and challenging exercises, Introductory Modal Logic makes both modal logic and the possible-worlds metaphysics readily available to the introductory level student.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Kenneth J. Konyndyk, Jr. (1942–1995) taught in the department of philosophy at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Introductory Modal Logic
Verlag: University of Notre Dame Press
Erscheinungsdatum: 1986
Einband: Softcover
Zustand: New