Modal logic : an introduction / Brian F. Chellas

Chellas, Brian F

ISBN 10: 0521224764 / ISBN 13: 9780521224765

Editore: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1980

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Provenance; Leeds Public Libraries. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Library stamps, bookplates and other marks in end-papers and title page, but no other part of the text. Physical description; (xii, 295 pages) : 23.5 cm. Contents; Preface; Part I: 1. Introduction; 2. Logical preliminaries; Part II: 3. Standard models for modal logics: 4. Normal systems of modal logic; 5. Determination and decidability for normal systems; 6. Deontic logic; Part III: 7. Minimal models for modal logics; 8. Classical systems of modal logic; 9. Determination and decidability for classical systems; 10. Conditional logic; Select bibliography; Index of symbols; Index of schemas, rules, and systems, Index of subjects. Subjects; Modality (Logic). Logique symbolique et mathématique. Modal logic. Introduction to Modal Logic. 1 Kg.

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• Titolo: Modal logic : an introduction / Brian F. Chellas
• Editore: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 1980
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0521224764
• ISBN 13: 9780521224765
• Rilegatura: Rilegato
• Edizione: 1st edition.

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Riassunto

A textbook, with exercises, on modal logic for readers already acquainted with the elements of formal logic.

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Modality is a rapidly expanding branch of logic and familiarity with the subject is now regarded as a necessary part of every philosopher's technical equipment. Brian F. Chellas provides a systematic introduction to the principal ideas and results in contemporary treatments of modality, including theorems on completeness and decidability.