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PHIL 254

Modal Logic (PHIL 154)

UNITS:4
GRADING:Letter or Credit/No Credit
LEVEL:Graduate
GER:—

(Graduate students register for PHIL 254.) Syntax and semantics of modal logic and its basic theory: including expressive power, axiomatic completeness, correspondence, and complexity. Applications to classical and recent topics in philosophy, computer science, mathematics, linguistics, and game theory. Prerequisite: PHIL 150 or preferably PHIL 151.

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Lecture 1Open
ID: 7546
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DAYS:Tuesday, Thursday
TIME:1:30 PM – 2:50 PM
LOCATION:TBD
INSTRUCTOR:
van Benthem, Johan
4units

PHIL 254: Modal Logic (PHIL 154)

4 units · Letter or Credit/No Credit

(Graduate students register for 254.) Syntax and semantics of modal logic and its basic theory: including expressive power, axiomatic completeness, correspondence, and complexity. Applications to classical and recent topics in philosophy, computer science, mathematics, linguistics, and game theory. Prerequisite: 150 or preferably 151.

Offered in Spring 2027 at Stanford University.

Spring 2027 sections

  • Lecture — Tuesday Thursday 1:30 PM – 2:50 PM — van Benthem, Johan (Graduate)

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