Modal Logic for Open Minds

Van Benthem, Johan

ISBN 10: 157586598X / ISBN 13: 9781575865980

Published by Center for the Study of Language and Inf, 2010

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Discounted because of minor liquid damage to the back of the book creating a wrinkled texture and stains on the edges of the last 80 pages or so. Otherwise, a good book with moderate wear. The pages are clean with no highlighting or writing. Satisfaction guaranteed with 30-day returns. Ships from Canada.; Volume 199; 6 X 1 X 9 inches; 350 pages; R7 998k/842k s1.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Modal Logic for Open Minds
• Publisher: Center for the Study of Language and Inf
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 157586598X
• ISBN 13: 9781575865980
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Fair

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Synopsis

In Modal Logic for Open Minds, Johan van Benthem provides an up-to-date introduction to the field of modal logic, outlining its major ideas and exploring the numerous ways in which various academic fields have adopted it. Van Benthem begins with the basic theories of modal logic, semantics, bisimulation, and axiomatics, and also covers more advanced topics, such as expressive power and computational complexity. The book then moves to a wide range of applications, including new developments in information flow, intelligent agency, and games. Taken together, the chapters show modal logic at the crossroads of philosophy, mathematics, linguistics, computer science, and economics. Most of the chapters are followed by exercises, making this volume ideal for undergraduate and graduate students in philosophy, computer science, symbolic systems, cognitive science, and linguistics.

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.