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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. Worked examples or Exercises
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- Contributor: Brian F. Chellas
- Imprint: Cambridge University Press
- ISBN13: 9780521295154
- Number of Pages: 312
- Packaged Dimensions: 227x156x21mm
- Packaged Weight: 480
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press
- Release Date: 1980-02-29
- Binding: Paperback / softback
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