A formal reconstruction of Buridan's modal syllogism

Spencer Johnston

doi:10.1080/01445340.2014.934090

A formal reconstruction of Buridan's modal syllogism

Spencer Johnston^*

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In this paper, we provide a historical exposition of John Buridan's theory of divided modal propositions. We then develop a semantic interpretation of Buridan's theory which pays particular attention to Buridan's ampliation of modal terms. We show that these semantics correctly capture his syllogistic reasoning.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2-17
Number of pages	16
Journal	History and Philosophy of Logic
Volume	36
Issue number	1
Early online date	4 Jul 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01445340.2014.934090
Publication status	Published - 2 Jan 2015

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