Bringing together over twenty years of research, this book gives a complete overview of independence-friendly logic. It emphasizes the game-theoretical approach to logic, according to which logical concepts such as truth and falsity are best understood via the notion of semantic games. The book pushes the paradigm of game-theoretical semantics further than the current literature by showing how mixed strategies and equilibria can be used to analyze independence-friendly formulas on finite models. The book is suitable for graduate students and advanced undergraduates who have taken a course on first-order logic. It contains a primer of the necessary background in game theory, numerous examples and full proofs.

A systematic introduction suitable for readers who have little familiarity with logic. Provides numerous examples and complete proofs.

About the Author
Allen L. Mann is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Tampere, Finland. Gabriel Sandu is a Professor of Theoretical Philosophy at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Merlijn Sevenster is a Senior Researcher in Healthcare Information Management at Philips Research, The Netherlands.

Reviews
'... well-written and a valuable source for anyone interested in game-theoretic approaches to logic and in the emergent logical study of dependence and independence phenomena.' Theory and Practice of Logic Programming



Book Information
ISBN 9780521149341
Author Allen L. Mann
Format Paperback
Page Count 216
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 320g
Dimensions(mm) 227mm * 152mm * 11mm