An Essay in Modal Logic
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An Essay in Modal Logic is a foundational philosophical work by G. H. von Wright that systematically develops the principles and systems of modal logic.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Essay in Modal Logic Context triple: [G. H. von Wright, notableWork, An Essay in Modal Logic]
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A.
Semantical Considerations on Modal Logic
Semantical Considerations on Modal Logic is a landmark philosophical paper by Saul Kripke that helped found possible-worlds semantics and revolutionized the study of modal logic.
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B.
Fitting semantics for modal logic
Fitting semantics for modal logic is a framework in mathematical logic that extends Kripke-style semantics to provide a more general and often intuitionistic treatment of modal operators.
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C.
Proof Methods for Modal and Intuitionistic Logics
"Proof Methods for Modal and Intuitionistic Logics" is a foundational textbook by logician Melvin Fitting that systematically develops semantic and proof-theoretic techniques for reasoning in modal and intuitionistic logic systems.
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Leibniz's metaphysics of modality
Leibniz's metaphysics of modality is his philosophical account of possibility, necessity, and contingency grounded in the notion of possible worlds and the principle that God actualizes the best of all compossible worlds.
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The Logical Structure of the World
The Logical Structure of the World is Rudolf Carnap’s seminal 1928 work in which he develops a rigorous, formal reconstruction of all scientific concepts from a phenomenalist basis, serving as a foundational text of logical positivism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Essay in Modal Logic Target entity description: An Essay in Modal Logic is a foundational philosophical work by G. H. von Wright that systematically develops the principles and systems of modal logic.
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A.
Semantical Considerations on Modal Logic
Semantical Considerations on Modal Logic is a landmark philosophical paper by Saul Kripke that helped found possible-worlds semantics and revolutionized the study of modal logic.
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B.
Fitting semantics for modal logic
Fitting semantics for modal logic is a framework in mathematical logic that extends Kripke-style semantics to provide a more general and often intuitionistic treatment of modal operators.
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C.
Proof Methods for Modal and Intuitionistic Logics
"Proof Methods for Modal and Intuitionistic Logics" is a foundational textbook by logician Melvin Fitting that systematically develops semantic and proof-theoretic techniques for reasoning in modal and intuitionistic logic systems.
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D.
Leibniz's metaphysics of modality
Leibniz's metaphysics of modality is his philosophical account of possibility, necessity, and contingency grounded in the notion of possible worlds and the principle that God actualizes the best of all compossible worlds.
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E.
The Logical Structure of the World
The Logical Structure of the World is Rudolf Carnap’s seminal 1928 work in which he develops a rigorous, formal reconstruction of all scientific concepts from a phenomenalist basis, serving as a foundational text of logical positivism.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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logic monograph ⓘ philosophical work ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
mathematical logic
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philosophy ⓘ |
| aim |
to clarify the logical behavior of modal concepts
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to provide a systematic account of modal logic ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
20th-century analytic philosophy
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formal methods in philosophy ⓘ |
| author |
G. H. von Wright
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Georg Henrik von Wright ⓘ
linked to:
G. H. von Wright
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| contribution |
axiomatization of modal systems
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formal treatment of modalities ⓘ systematic development of modal logic ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Finland (via its author) ⓘ |
| creator |
Georg Henrik von Wright
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linked to:
G. H. von Wright
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| field |
logic
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modal logic ⓘ philosophical logic ⓘ |
| genre | non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | formal logical treatise ⓘ |
| hasPart |
axiomatic presentations of modal systems
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metalogical discussions of modal logic ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modal logic in the 20th century
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philosophical logic ⓘ subsequent work on deontic logic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
foundational treatment of modal logic
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systematic classification of modal systems ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
alethic logic
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deontic logic ⓘ epistemic logic ⓘ modal semantics ⓘ philosophy of logic ⓘ proof theory ⓘ |
| subject |
alethic modalities
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axiomatic systems of modal logic ⓘ deontic modalities ⓘ epistemic modalities ⓘ modalities ⓘ necessity ⓘ possibility ⓘ proof theory of modal logic ⓘ semantics of modal logic ⓘ |
| topic |
formalization of modal reasoning
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logical necessity and possibility ⓘ relations between different modal systems ⓘ |
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