Logic and Philosophy of Time

This volume of Logic and Philosophy of Time brings together 6 papers that, in different ways, develop and reassess the paradigm for the philosophical study of time introduced by Arthur Prior. The articles range from studies in semantics and medieval logic to historical investigation of Arthur Prior's earlier work and correspondence before his discovery of tense-logic. Several articles extend Prior’s logical and metaphysical framework. De Florio, Frigerio, and Mancini expand branching-time semantics by introducing formally articulated “dead branches,” deepening the analysis of indeterminism and the structure of temporal reality. Marques revisits the problem of fatalism through a critical engagement with competing notions of inevitability, while Dahlquist examines how Buridan’s te... More