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Logic, language and games [Acta philosophica Fennica, v. 91.] - Softcover

Gabriel Sandu

 
9789519264813: Logic, language and games [Acta philosophica Fennica, v. 91.]

Synopsis

iii, 139 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. The book offers a detailed introduction to game theory and its basic concepts, such as strategies, backward induction, Nash equilibrium, and then applies them to the study of logical and semantic notions like connectives, quantifiers, truth, and logical equivalence. The book gives a game-theoretical introduction to Hintikka and Sandu´s Independence-Friendly Logic (IF) logic, a logical system with exceeds the expressive power of ordinary first-order logic. Contents: Dependence and independence of quantifiers -- Introduction to game theory -- Strategic games -- Mixed strategies -- Signaling games -- Game-theoretical semantics -- Independence-friendly logic -- Probabilistic IF logic.

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