The genesis of possible worlds semantics
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instance of: scholarly article
title: The genesis of possible worlds semantics
zbMATH Open document ID: 1006.03003
DOI: 10.1023/A:1015273407895
author: B. Jack Copeland
published in: Journal of Philosophical Logic
publication date: 2002-08-20T00:00:00Z
review text: In the article the author gives an interesting survey of the development of possible worlds semantics starting from the works of Wittgenstein (1913-1921), through the contribution of such authors as Feys, McKinsey, Carnap, von Wright and others, up to Bayart, Drake and -- of course -- Kripke (1958-1965). The early prehistory of this theory (in works of Duns Scotus and Ockham and papers of Wallis or Leibniz) is only mentioned.
reviewed by: Jan Waszkiewicz
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 03-03
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 03B45
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 01A60
zbMATH DE Number: 1784291
zbMATH Keywords: history of logic
zbMATH Keywords: modal logic
zbMATH Keywords: possible worlds semantics
MaRDI profile type: Publication
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