Modal Logic: An Introduction (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521295154)

A textbook on modal logic, intended for readers already acquainted with the elements of formal logic, containing nearly 500 exercises. Brian F. Chellas provides a systematic introduction to the principal ideas and results in contemporary treatments of modality, including theorems on completeness and decidability. Illustrative chapters focus on deontic logic and conditionality. Modality is a rapidly expanding branch of logic, and familiarity with the subject is now regarded as a necessary part of every philosopher's technical equipment. Chellas here offers an up-to-date and reliable guide essential for the student.

Author: Brian F. Chellas
ISBN-10: 0521295157
ISBN-13: 9780521295154
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 02/29/1980
Pages: 312
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 6.16h x 8.94w x 0.81d