Title
Modal-Epistemic Arithmetic and the problem of quantifying in.
Abstract
The subject of this article is Modal-Epistemic Arithmetic (MEA), a theory introduced by Horsten to interpret Epistemic Arithmetic (EA), which in turn was introduced by Shapiro to interpret Heyting Arithmetic. I will show how to interpret MEA in EA such that one can prove that the interpretation of EA is MEA is faithful. Moreover, I will show that one can get rid of a particular Platonist assumption. Then I will discuss models for MEA in light of the problems of logical omniscience and logical competence. Awareness models, impossible worlds models and syntactical models have been introduced to deal with the first problem. Certain conditions on the accessibility relations are needed to deal with the second problem. I go on to argue that those models are subject to the problem of quantifying in, for which I will provide a solution.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1007/s11229-012-0154-3
Synthese
Keywords
Field
DocType
Heyting Arithmetic,Epistemic Arithmetic,Modal-Epistemic Arithmetic,Awareness models,Impossible worlds models,Syntactical models,Logical omniscience,Logical competence,Quantifying in,Shapiro,Horsten
Omniscience,Computer science,Arithmetic,Artificial intelligence,Epistemology,Modal,Heyting arithmetic
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
190
1
0039-7857
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.40
5
Authors
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jan Heylen121.80