Neighborhood Semantics for Modal Logic
Published on 23. November 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
XII, 154 pages
978-3-319-67148-2 (ISBN)
Description
Provides both the relevant technical background and an overview of the key applications of neighborhood semantics in modal logic Introduces the main techniques for reasoning about neighborhood structures with a modal language Highlights the most convincing applications of neighborhood semantics for modal logic Includes applications such as coalitional logic, game logic, dynamic logics of belief and evidence, subset space logic, and first-order extensions Explains the precise relationship between neighborhood models and relational models, topological models, plausibility models, and (two-sorted) first-order logic
Reviews / Votes
"Neighbourhood frames offer an interpretation to systems of modal logic that generalises the more traditional relational frames. . Complemented with the numerous pointers to the literature that it provides, the book will be a valuable source of information and practice for PhD students." (Éric Martin, zbMATH 1390.03001, 2018)"Reading and writing a review of this wonderful book has been a pleasure. Knowing the basics of propositional modal logic may explain why I enjoyed reading it. The author has gathered and surveyed many papers in writing this book. This is a must-read for those who want to do research on neighborhood semantics--after having acquired a basic knowledge of modal logic." (Manoj K. Raut, Computing Reviews, February, 2019)
More details
Series
Edition
1st ed. 2017
Language
English
Place of publication
Cham
Switzerland
Publishing group
Springer International Publishing
Illustrations
17 s/w Abbildungen
XII, 154 p. 17 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
265 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-319-67148-2 (9783319671482)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-67149-9
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Eric Pacuit is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maryland, USA. Before coming to Maryland, Eric worked at Stanford University, USA; at the Institute for Logic, Language and Computation at the University of Amsterdam, Netherlands; and at the Tilburg Institute for Logic and Philosophy of Science at Tilburg University, Netherlands. His research primarily addresses issues in interactive epistemology and group decision-making - two interdisciplinary areas that make use of ideas and techniques from logic (especially modal logic), philosophy, game theory and social choice theory. His research has been generously supported by a grant from the National Science Foundation and a VIDI grant from the NWO (the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research).
Content
Introduction and Motivation.- Subset Spaces.- Language and Semantics.- Why Non-Normal Modal Logic?.- Core Theory.- Richer Languages.