Handbook of Philosophical Logic Volume I: Elements of Classical Logi

The aim of the first volume of the present Handbook of Philosophical Logic is essentially two-fold: First of all, the chapters in this volume should provide a concise overview of the main parts of classical logic. Second, these chapters are intended to pr

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STUDIES IN EPISTEMOLOGY, LOGIC, METHODOLOGY, AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE

Managing Editor: J A A K K 0 HI N T I K K A, Florida State University, Tallahassee

Editors: DON A L D D A V I D SON, University of California, BerkeZey GABRIEL NUCHELMANS, University of Leyden WE S LE Y C. SAL M 0 N, University of Pittsburgh

VOLUME 164

HANDBOOK OF PHILOSOPHICAL LOGIC Volume I: Elements of Classical Logic Edited by

D. GABBAY Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Bar-Ilan University, Israel

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F. GUENTHNER Neuphilologische Fakultaet, University of Tuebingen, West Germany

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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Main entry under title: Elements of classical logic. (Handbook of philosophicallogicj v. 1) (Synthese libraryj v. 164) Bibliography: p. Includes indexes. 1. Logic-Addresses, essays, lectures. I. Gabbay, Dov M., 1945- . 11. Guenthner, Franz. Ill. Series. BC6.H36 1983 vol. 1 (BC71] 160s (160] 83-4276

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CONTENTS TO VOLUME I

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PREFACE

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A NOTE ON NOTATION

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1.1. W I L F RID HOD G E S / Elementary Predicate Logic 1.2. GO RAN S U ND HOLM / Systems of Deduction 1.3. HUG U E S LE B LA N C / Alternatives to Standard First-order Semantics 1.4. JO HA N VA N B ENT HEM and KEES DO ETS / Higher-order Logic 1.5. ALLEN HAZEN / Predicative Logics 1.6. DIRK V AN DALEN / Algorithms and Decision Problems: A Crash Course in Recursion Theory

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TABLE OF CONTENTS TO VOLUMES 11, Ill, AND IV

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189 275 331 409

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The preparation of the Handbook of Philosophical Logic was generously supported by the Lady Davis Fund at Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan, Israel and the Werner-Reimers-Stiftung, Bad Homburg, West Germany, which provided us· with the chance of discussing the chapters in the Handbook at various workshops with the contributors. It is a great pleasure to acknowledge the assistance of these institutions during the preparation of this collection. We benefitted further from the editorial and personal advice and help from the publisher. Most important of all, we would like to express our thanks to all the contributors to the Handbook for