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Chapter Ruth Barcan Marcus on Believing Without a Language

This paper surveys Ruth Marcus' many contributions to modal logic and its interpretation, starting with her pioneer work on quantified modal logic and ending with the controversies concerning the origin of the idea of rigid reference and other basic ideas in the so-called "New theory of re...

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Main Author: Proust, Joëlle (auth)
Other Authors: Frauchiger, Michael (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2015
Subjects:
Philosophy
Western philosophy, from c 1900 -
Philosophy: logic
Ethics & moral philosophy
Modal logic
quantification
rationality
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Summary:This paper surveys Ruth Marcus' many contributions to modal logic and its interpretation, starting with her pioneer work on quantified modal logic and ending with the controversies concerning the origin of the idea of rigid reference and other basic ideas in the so-called "New theory of reference." Her contributions are discussed with close attention to who gave credit to whom.
ISBN:9783110429558-009
9783110438581; 9783110429725
Access:Open Access

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