Handbook of the history of logic
Subtitle: Logic and the modalities in the twentieth century
By: edited by Dov M. Gabbay and John Woods
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Elsevier North Holland; Elsevier Science [distributor], .
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Boston; Oxford
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
ISBN-13: 9780080463032; 9781280630934
Subjects: PHILOSOPHY; Logic; History
Other titles: Logic and the modalities in the twentieth century
Description: Logic and the Modalities in the Twentieth Century is an indispensable research tool for anyone interested in the development of logic, including researchers, graduate and senior undergraduate students in logic, history of logic, mathematics, history of mathematics, computer science and artificial intelligence, linguistics, cognitive science, argumentation theory, philosophy, and the history of ideas. This volume is number seven in the eleven volume Handbook of the History of Logic. It concentrates on the development of modal logic in the 20th century, one of the most important undertakings in logic's long history. Written by the leading researchers and scholars in the field, the volume explores the logics of necessity and possibility, knowledge and belief, obligation and permission, time, tense and change, relevance, and more. Both this volume and the Handbook as a whole are definitive reference tools for students and researchers in the history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.