TY - JOUR
T1 - Which Modal Logic is the Right One?
AU - Burgess, John P.
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - The question, “Which modal logic is the right one for logical necessity?,” divides into two questions, one about model-theoretic validity, the other about proof-theoretic demonstrability. The arguments of Halldén and others that the right validity argument is S5, and the right demonstrability logic includes S4, are reviewed, and certain common objections are argued to be fallacious. A new argument, based on work of Słupecki and Bryll, is presented for the claim that the right demonstrability logic must be contained in S5, and a more speculative argument for the claim that it does not include S4.2 is also presented.
AB - The question, “Which modal logic is the right one for logical necessity?,” divides into two questions, one about model-theoretic validity, the other about proof-theoretic demonstrability. The arguments of Halldén and others that the right validity argument is S5, and the right demonstrability logic includes S4, are reviewed, and certain common objections are argued to be fallacious. A new argument, based on work of Słupecki and Bryll, is presented for the claim that the right demonstrability logic must be contained in S5, and a more speculative argument for the claim that it does not include S4.2 is also presented.
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U2 - 10.1305/ndjfl/1039096306
DO - 10.1305/ndjfl/1039096306
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85007562049
SN - 0029-4527
VL - 40
SP - 81
EP - 93
JO - Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic
JF - Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic
IS - 1
ER -