Open AccessConcession and modal calculus
Author(s) -
Robert Martin
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
thélème/thélème/revista de filología francesa
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1139-9368
pISSN - 1132-1881
DOI - 10.5209/thel.63298
Subject(s) - modal , proposition , modal logic , modality (human–computer interaction) , calculus (dental) , accessibility relation , mathematics , opposition (politics) , epistemic modal logic , computer science , linguistics , philosophy , artificial intelligence , political science , medicine , law , chemistry , dentistry , polymer chemistry , politics
Contrary to modal logic, the linguistic approach to modality, without in any way minimizing modal relationships as such (for example by way of the “square of opposition”), tends towards a relative calculation of the knowledge and the beliefs of the speaker. In this article the (universal) modal of the universe of beliefs or of possible worlds will be updated, focusing on how the signs of concession can be interpreted, then defining the “modal calculus” (conceived as a system suitable for determining the modal content of any proposition) in order to apply it to concessive relationships.