A Fitch-style derivation system for hybrid logic
Institution: | University of Georgia |
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Department: | Philosophy |
Degree: | MA |
Year: | 2014 |
Keywords: | Hybrid Logic, Modal Logic, Fitch-style Natural Deduction |
Record ID: | 2024655 |
Full text PDF: | http://purl.galileo.usg.edu/uga_etd/smith_jared_201405_ma |
Standard modal logic is typically parsed as concerning possible worlds. However there is no way for normal modal logic to refer to those possible worlds directly, which hampers its expressiveness. Hybrid logic develops tools to talk about particular possible worlds and so avoids the curtailed expressive power modal logic possesses. There are several proof systems for hybrid logic. Here I develop one in Fitch-style. This type of proof system naturally fits the goals of hybrid logic because of its clarity and resemblance to our natural process of reasoning. I prove this newly developed system is equivalent to established systems for building proofs in hybrid logic. Finally I examine what traits we should look for in a proof system.