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A logic for epistemic two-dimensional semantics

Peter Fritz

pp. 1753-1770

Abstract

Epistemic two-dimensional semantics is a theory in the philosophy of language that provides an account of meaning which is sensitive to the distinction between necessity and apriority. While this theory is usually presented in an informal manner, I take some steps in formalizing it in this paper. To do so, I define a semantics for a propositional modal logic with operators for the modalities of necessity, actuality, and apriority that captures the relevant ideas of epistemic two-dimensional semantics. I also describe some properties of the logic that are interesting from a philosophical perspective, and apply it to the so-called nesting problem.

Publication details

Published in:

Pagin Peter, van Rooij Robert, Akerman Jonas (2013) Philosophy of language and mind. Synthese 190 (10).

Pages: 1753-1770

DOI: 10.1007/s11229-013-0260-x

Full citation:

Fritz Peter (2013) „A logic for epistemic two-dimensional semantics“. Synthese 190 (10), 1753–1770.