Temporal Logic From Ancient Ideas to Artificial Intelligence |
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Author:
| Øhrstrøm, Peter Hasle, Per F. |
Series title: | Studies in Linguistics and Philosophy |
ISBN: | 978-0-7923-3586-3 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1995 |
Publisher: | Springer Netherlands
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | AUD $433.95 |
Book Description:
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Temporal Logic: From Ancient Ideas to Artificial Intelligence deals with the history of temporal logic as well as the crucial systematic questions within the field. The book studies the rich contributions from ancient and medieval philosophy up to the downfall of temporal logic in the Renaissance. The modern rediscovery of the subject, which is especially due to the work of A. N. Prior, is described, leading into a thorough discussion of the use of temporal logic in computer science...
More DescriptionTemporal Logic: From Ancient Ideas to Artificial Intelligence deals with the history of temporal logic as well as the crucial systematic questions within the field. The book studies the rich contributions from ancient and medieval philosophy up to the downfall of temporal logic in the Renaissance. The modern rediscovery of the subject, which is especially due to the work of A. N. Prior, is described, leading into a thorough discussion of the use of temporal logic in computer science and the understanding of natural language. Temporal Logic: From Ancient Ideas to Artificial Intelligence thus interweaves linguistic, philosophical and computational aspects into an informative and inspiring whole.