Institution-independent model theory /

A model theory that is independent of any concrete logical system allows a general handling of a large variety of logics. This generality can be achieved by applying the theory of institutions that provides a precise mathematical formulation for the intuitive concept of a logical system.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Diaconescu, Răzvan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Basel ; Boston : Birkhäuser, ©2008.
Series:Studies in universal logic.
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Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Categories
  • Institutions
  • Theories and models
  • Internal logic
  • Model ultrapoducts
  • Saturated models
  • Preservation and axiomatizability
  • Interpolation
  • Definability
  • Possible worlds
  • Grothendieck institutions
  • Institutions with proofs
  • Specification
  • Logic programming.