Exploring Logical Dynamics

Johan F. A. K. van Benthem

ISBN 10: 1575860589 / ISBN 13: 9781575860589

Published by Centre for the Study of Language and Information, US, 1996

About this Item

This book is an exploration of current trends in logical theories of information flow across various fields, such as belief revision in computer science or dynamic semantics in linguistics. It provides one mathematical perspective encompassing all of these. This framework generates a new agenda of questions concerning dynamic inference and dynamic operators. The result is a mathematical theory of process models, simulations between these, and modal languages over them, which is developed in quite some detail. New results include theorems on expressive completeness, representation of styles of inference, and new kinds of decidable remodeling for standard logics. This theory is also confronted with practice in computer science, linguistics and philosophy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Exploring Logical Dynamics
• Publisher: Centre for the Study of Language and Information, US
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1575860589
• ISBN 13: 9781575860589
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 74th ed.
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book is an exploration of current trends in logical theories of information flow across various fields, such as belief revision in computer science or dynamic semantics in linguistics. It provides one mathematical perspective encompassing all of these. This framework generates a new agenda of questions concerning dynamic inference and dynamic operators. The result is a mathematical theory of process models, simulations between these, and modal languages over them, which is developed in quite some detail. New results include theorems on expressive completeness, representation of styles of inference, and new kinds of decidable remodeling for standard logics. This theory is also confronted with practice in computer science, linguistics and philosophy.

About the Author

Johan van Benthem is the University Professor of logic, emeritus at the University of Amsterdam, the Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University, and  the Jin Yuelin Chaired Professor of Logic at Tsinghua University Beijing.