A Manual of Intensional Logic: 2nd Edition (Center for the Study of Language and Information - Lecture Notes)

Johan van Benthem

ISBN 10: 0937073296 / ISBN 13: 9780937073292

Verlag: Center for the Study of Language and Inf, 1988

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2nd edition. 160 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.50 inches. In Stock. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers x-0937073296

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Titel: A Manual of Intensional Logic: 2nd Edition (...

Verlag: Center for the Study of Language and Inf

Erscheinungsdatum: 1988

Einband: Paperback

Zustand: Brand New

Auflage: 2. Auflage

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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 Intensional Logic--and various influences stemming from current theories of the semantics of natural language, involving generalized quantifiers and theories of types.