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A Dynamic Semantics of Modal Subordination

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This paper will propose a dynamic semantics of quantified modal logic based on the theory of System Transition Systems, which are abstract objects modeling “Kripke models of Kripke models” or graph rewriting systems, by exlpoiting the theory of coalgebras in order to treat modal subordination as a Kripke model change, which requires no ad-hoc informal treatment such as accomodation as in [1] or extra-ontology introduced in [2] [3].

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  1. Deparment of Language and Information Science, Osaka University, 1-8 Machikaneyama, Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan

    Norihiro Ogata

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  1. ISIR, Osaka University, 8-1, Mihogaoka, 567-0047, Osaka, Ibaraki, Japan

    Takashi Washio

  2. CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Japan

    Akito Sakurai

  3. Dept. of Information Media, Tokyo Denki University, room 1009, 10th floor, building 11, 2-2, Kandanishikicho, Chiyodaku, 101-8457, Tokyo, Japan

    Katsuto Nakajima

  4. National Institute of Informatics, 2-1-2 Chiyoda-ku, 101-8430, Tokyo, Japan

    Hideaki Takeda

  5. Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Ishikawa, Japan

    Satoshi Tojo

  6. Department of ISEE, Kyushu University, 819-0395, Fukuoka, Japan

    Makoto Yokoo

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Ogata, N. (2006). A Dynamic Semantics of Modal Subordination. In: Washio, T., Sakurai, A., Nakajima, K., Takeda, H., Tojo, S., Yokoo, M. (eds) New Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence. JSAI 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 4012. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11780496_18

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