Assigning Information to Modalities: Comparing Graphical Treatments of the Syllogism

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The goal of a cognitive theory of modality assignment is to give a general account of the cognitive effects of assigning information to different modalities. This is an ambitious goal, some might say too ambitious, but without some general framework, the multi-disciplinary effort which will undoubtedly be necessary for progress is likely to remain scattered and unrecognised. A more modest aim of this paper is to illustrate how at least the disparate techniques of semantic analysis and experimental psychology are implicated in the development of a general theory.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationLogic, Action and Cognition
Subtitle of host publicationEssays in Philosophical Logic
EditorsEva Ejerhed, Sten Lindström
Place of PublicationDordrecht
PublisherSpringer
Pages211-228
Number of pages18
ISBN (Electronic)978-94-011-5524-3
ISBN (Print)978-94-010-6326-5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1997

Publication series

NameTrends in Logic: Studia Logica Library
PublisherSpringer Netherlands
Volume2
ISSN (Print)1572-6126

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