Ideas of Max J. Cresswell, by Theme
[New Zealand, fl. 1968, At Victoria Univesity, Wellington, NZ.]
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4. Formal Logic / D. Modal Logic ML / 3. Modal Logic Systems / b. System K
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Normal system K has five axioms and rules
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4. Formal Logic / D. Modal Logic ML / 3. Modal Logic Systems / c. System D
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D is valid on every serial frame, but not where there are dead ends
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4. Formal Logic / D. Modal Logic ML / 3. Modal Logic Systems / g. System S4
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S4 has 14 modalities, and always reduces to a maximum of three modal operators
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4. Formal Logic / D. Modal Logic ML / 3. Modal Logic Systems / h. System S5
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In S5 all the long complex modalities reduce to just three, and their negations
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4. Formal Logic / D. Modal Logic ML / 7. Barcan Formula
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Reject the Barcan if quantifiers are confined to worlds, and different things exist in other worlds
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8. Modes of Existence / A. Relations / 4. Formal Relations / a. Types of relation
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A relation is 'Euclidean' if aRb and aRc imply bRc
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10. Modality / A. Necessity / 4. De re / De dicto modality
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A de dicto necessity is true in all worlds, but not necessarily of the same thing in each world
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