书名: A New Introduction to Modal Logic
作者: M.J. Cresswell (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (September 20, 1996)
语言：English
ISBN-10: 0415125995
ISBN-13: 978-0415125994
电子书格式：HTML
Book Description
This long-awaited book replaces not one but both of Hughes and Cresswell's two previous classic studies of modal logic: An Introduction to Modal Logic and A Companion to Modal Logic.
A New Introduction to Modal Logic has been completely rewritten by the authors to incorporate all the developments that have taken place since 1968 both in modal propositional logical and modal predicate logic, but without sacrificing the clarity of exposition and approachability that were essential features of the earlier works.
The book takes readers through the most basic systems of modal prepositional logic right up to systems of modal predicate with identity. It deals with both technical developments such as completeness and incompleteness, and finite and infinite models, and discusses philosophical applications, especially, in the area of modal predicate logic.
Review
"There has long been a need for a new version, and this is a superb new version. The new Hughes and Cresswell would clearly be the text of choice for introductory courses in modal logic. I expect this would be a standard reference in the subject for some years to come.." --Michael Byrd, University of Wisconsin-Madison
"Written ... with great pedagogical skill, [An Introduction to Modal Logic] can be recommended to all those (especially without a solid mathematical background) who want to make the first acquaintance with the subject." --Journal of Symbolic Logic
"[T]his new presentation on modal logic provides a much-needed updating of the [authors' earlier] classic introduction which preserves all the virtues of the original, but responds to all the advances in modal logic which are appropriate to its introductory nature. It is the new classic introductory text on modal logic." --Studia Logica
About the Author
G.E. Hughes was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wellington until his death in 1994. M.J. Cresswell is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wellington.
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作者: M.J. Cresswell (Author)
出版社: Routledge; 1 edition (September 20, 1996)
语言：English
ISBN-10: 0415125995
ISBN-13: 978-0415125994
电子书格式：HTML
Book Description
This long-awaited book replaces not one but both of Hughes and Cresswell's two previous classic studies of modal logic: An Introduction to Modal Logic and A Companion to Modal Logic.
A New Introduction to Modal Logic has been completely rewritten by the authors to incorporate all the developments that have taken place since 1968 both in modal propositional logical and modal predicate logic, but without sacrificing the clarity of exposition and approachability that were essential features of the earlier works.
The book takes readers through the most basic systems of modal prepositional logic right up to systems of modal predicate with identity. It deals with both technical developments such as completeness and incompleteness, and finite and infinite models, and discusses philosophical applications, especially, in the area of modal predicate logic.
Review
"There has long been a need for a new version, and this is a superb new version. The new Hughes and Cresswell would clearly be the text of choice for introductory courses in modal logic. I expect this would be a standard reference in the subject for some years to come.." --Michael Byrd, University of Wisconsin-Madison
"Written ... with great pedagogical skill, [An Introduction to Modal Logic] can be recommended to all those (especially without a solid mathematical background) who want to make the first acquaintance with the subject." --Journal of Symbolic Logic
"[T]his new presentation on modal logic provides a much-needed updating of the [authors' earlier] classic introduction which preserves all the virtues of the original, but responds to all the advances in modal logic which are appropriate to its introductory nature. It is the new classic introductory text on modal logic." --Studia Logica
About the Author
G.E. Hughes was Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wellington until his death in 1994. M.J. Cresswell is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wellington.
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