Types, Tableaus, and Gödel’s God
Download or Read eBook Types, Tableaus, and Gödel’s God PDF written by M. Fitting and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : M. Fitting |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 190 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789401004114 |
ISBN-13 | : 9401004110 |
Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Types, Tableaus, and Gödel’s God by : M. Fitting
Book excerpt: Gödel's modal ontological argument is the centerpiece of an extensive examination of intensional logic. First, classical type theory is presented semantically, tableau rules for it are introduced, and the Prawitz/Takahashi completeness proof is given. Then modal machinery is added to produce a modified version of Montague/Gallin intensional logic. Finally, various ontological proofs for the existence of God are discussed informally, and the Gödel argument is fully formalized. Parts of the book are mathematical, parts philosophical.