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Oskar Becker, On the Logic of Modalities (1930): Translation, Commentary and Analysis

By: Stefania Centrone,Pierluigi Minari

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Oskar Becker, On the Logic of Modalities (1930): Translation, Commentary and Analysis

By: Stefania Centrone,Pierluigi Minari

This book offers the first-ever English translation of Oskar Becker’s Zur Logik der Modalitäten. This essay, published in 1930, is a pioneering yet often neglected contribution in the context of prewar modal logic research in Europe. Becker’s text is complemented by an extended commentary that explains, analyzes and highlights Becker’s accomplishments and the philosophical background of his investigations. The commentary provides an in-depth analysis of all of Becker's important contributions, both from a philosophical and logical perspective, making it a very useful book for scholars in both philosophy and logic.

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3030875482

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Oskar Becker on Modalities

By: Stefania Centrone,Pierluigi Minari

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Oskar Becker on Modalities

By: Stefania Centrone,Pierluigi Minari

The history of modern modal logic is too often presented as an American success story that started with the work of the Harvard philosopher C. I. Lewis, while prewar modal logic research in Europe is passed off as a side-show of well-intended failures. As a contribute towards correcting this picture, we carefully analyze and reconsider Oskar Becker’s pioneering work On the Logic of Modalities (1930), highlighting its influence on the early development of modal logic in the decade 1930 - 1940.

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