Independence-Friendly Logic: A Game-Theoretic Approach (London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, Series Number 386)

Mann, Allen L.; Sandu, Gabriel; Sevenster, Merlijn

ISBN 10: 0521149347 / ISBN 13: 9780521149341

Published by Cambridge University Press, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Independence-Friendly Logic: A Game-Theoretic Approach (London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series, Series Number 386)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521149347
• ISBN 13: 9780521149341
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Bringing together over twenty years of research, this book gives a complete overview of independence-friendly logic. It emphasizes the game-theoretical approach to logic, according to which logical concepts such as truth and falsity are best understood via the notion of semantic games. The book pushes the paradigm of game-theoretical semantics further than the current literature by showing how mixed strategies and equilibria can be used to analyze independence-friendly formulas on finite models. The book is suitable for graduate students and advanced undergraduates who have taken a course on first-order logic. It contains a primer of the necessary background in game theory, numerous examples and full proofs.

About the Authors

Allen L. Mann is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Tampere, Finland.

Gabriel Sandu is a Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Helsinki, Finland.

Merlijn Sevenster is a Senior Researcher in Healthcare Information Management at Philips Research, The Netherlands.