Full Idea
Situation semantics for logics consider not what is true in worlds, but what information is contained in situations.
Gist of Idea
Situation semantics for logics: not possible worlds, but information in situations
Source
Edwin D. Mares (Negation [2014], 6.2)
Book Reference
'Bloomsbury Companion to Philosophical Logic', ed/tr. Horsten,L/Pettigrew,R [Bloomsbury 2014], p.206
A Reaction
Since many theoretical physicists seem to think that 'information' might be the most basic concept of a natural ontology, this proposal is obviously rather appealing. Barwise and Perry are the authors of the theory.
Related Idea
Idea 18791 In 'situation semantics' our main concepts are abstracted from situations [Mares]