J. Michael Dunn on Information Based Logics
This book celebrates and expands on J. Michael Dunn’s work on informational interpretations of logic. Dunn, in his Ph.D. thesis (1966), introduced a semantics for first-degree entailments utilizing the idea that a sentence can provide positive or negative
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Katalin Bimbó Editor
J. Michael Dunn on Information Based Logics
Outstanding Contributions to Logic Volume 8
Editor-in-chief Sven Ove Hansson, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Editorial Board Marcus Kracht, Universität Bielefeld Lawrence Moss, Indiana University Sonja Smets, Universiteit van Amsterdam Heinrich Wansing, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
More information about this series at http://www.springer.com/series/10033
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Editor Katalin Bimbó Department of Philosophy University of Alberta Edmonton, AB Canada
ISSN 2211-2758 ISSN 2211-2766 (electronic) Outstanding Contributions to Logic ISBN 978-3-319-29298-4 ISBN 978-3-319-29300-4 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-29300-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2016930054 © Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper This Springer imprint is published by SpringerNature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
To J. Michael Dunn on (or near) his 75th birthday
Preface
An obvious excuse for the project that resulted in the present collection of papers is provided by the dedication: J. Michael Dunn turns 75 years old in 2016. This book celebrates his research and his career as a logician, which already spans more than half a century. Another obvious rationale for this book is that we are aware, more than ever before, of the importance and pervasiveness of information. It is a truism that we live in an information age. The developments in computer technology in the past 20–30 years—including increased storage, transmission, and search capabilities— undoubtedly contribute to our perception of the ubiquity of information. A way to use information is to reason with it. Remarkably, J. M. Dunn was thinking about logic in terms of information well before everybody jumped onto the (i-)bandwagon wheeling along the information superhighway.
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