Measuring inconsistency in generalized propositional logic (Q2198316)

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Measuring inconsistency in generalized propositional logic
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    Measuring inconsistency in generalized propositional logic (English)
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    10 September 2020
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    The notion of ``measuring inconsistency'' was introduced in the author's work [Notre Dame J. Formal Logic 19, 435--444 (1978; Zbl 0305.02040)]. But the topic took off with the proposal and results in [\textit{K. Knight}, J. Philos. Log. 31, No. 1, 77--98 (2002; Zbl 1003.03022)]. Let CL be classical propositional logic. As the author remarks, most of the work done on the subject has been devoted to measuring inconsistency of sets of CL-formulas. Let GPL (generalized propositional logic) be the result of expanding CL with propositional operators similar to those characteristic of modal logic, such as, e.g., tense and spatial operators. ``The goal of this paper is to find intuitively good ways to measure inconsistency as operators are added to propositional logic [CL] in the framework of generalized propositional logic'' (p. 338). In the final section of the paper, the author remarks the ensuing two facts: (1) a weak concept of inconsistency is relevant in the case of GPL, and it has been shown in the paper how to measure it; (2) it is indicated how to measure the relative inconsistency of a set of formulas. Finally, the author suggests some ideas for future work on the topic.
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    inconsistency measures
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    propositional logic
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    dual operators
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