Search for dissertations about: "Philosophical logic"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 swedish dissertations containing the words Philosophical logic.
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1. Extensions of Deontic Logic : An Investigation into some Multi-Modal Systems
Abstract : Deontic logic is a branch of logic that deals with normative concepts, propositions, arguments and systems. The main purpose of this compilation thesis is to investigate how deontic logic can be extended in a number of ways. We consider several multimodal systems, i.e. READ MORE
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2. Varieties of Necessity in John Buridan : Logic and Natural Philosophy in the Late Middle Ages
Abstract : This dissertation is a study of John Buridan's (c.1300-c.1361) conception of modalities. Modal concepts - concepts of necessity, possibility, impossibility, and contingency - describe the ways in which things could and could not be otherwise. READ MORE
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3. An Inferentialist Interpretation of Classical Logic
Abstract : The aim of this work is to provide an account of the meanings of the standard logical operators meeting the following requirements:1) It should meet Dummettian standards of intelligibility; specifically, it should do without any notion of recognition-transcendent truth.2) It should validate Classical logic. READ MORE
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4. First-Order Logic and Classical Theism : Toward Logical Reorientation
Abstract : This inquiry seeks an answer to the question whether classical theistic doctrines about the nature of God are amenable to formal analysis in terms of standard first-order logic. It is argued that due to the conceptual impact of classical theism’s doctrine of divine simplicity there is a good reason for answering this question in the negative. READ MORE
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5. The Logic of the Exception
Abstract : Normally, we understand democracy and dictatorship as two separate forms of government. Actually, they are intertwined due to the state of exception and its inevitability for the political constitution. READ MORE