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Meredith, Prior, and the history of possible worlds semantics

Jack Copeland

pp. 373-397

Abstract

This paper charts some early history of the possible worlds semantics for modal logic, starting with the pioneering work of Prior and Meredith. The contributions of Geach, Hintikka, Kanger, Kripke, Montague, and Smiley are also discussed.

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Braüner Torben, Hasle Per F. V., Øhrstrøm Peter (2006) The logic of time and modality. Synthese 150 (3).

Pages: 373-397

DOI: 10.1007/s11229-005-5514-9

Full citation:

Copeland Jack (2006) „Meredith, Prior, and the history of possible worlds semantics“. Synthese 150 (3), 373–397.