One of the fundamental theses of this book is that logical consequence and logical truth are not simply given, but arise as conventions among the users of logic. Thus Syverson explains convention within a game-theoretic framework, as a kind of equilibrium between the strategies of players in a game where they share common knowledge of events-a revisiting of Lewis's Convention that argues that convention can be reasonably treated as coordination equilibria.
Most strikingly, a realistic solution is provided for Gray's classic coordination problem, wherein two generals can only communicate with each other through unreliable means.
| ISBN: | 9781575863924 |
| Publication date: | 22nd October 2003 |
| Author: | Paul F Syverson, Center for the Study of Language and Information US |
| Publisher: | CSLI Publications an imprint of Center for the Study of Language and Inf |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 158 pages |
| Series: | CSLI Lecture Notes |
| Genres: |
Philosophy: logic |
One of the fundamental theses of this book is that logical consequence and logical truth are not simply given, but arise as conventions among the users of logic. Thus Syverson explains convention within a game-theoretic framework, as a kind of equilibrium between the strategies of players in a game where they share common knowledge of events-a revisiting of Lewis's Convention that argues that convention can be reasonably treated as coordination equilibria.
Logic, Convention, and Common Knowledge features in the following genres: Philosophy: logic
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Logic, Convention, and Common Knowledge was written by Paul F Syverson, Center for the Study of Language and Information US and published by CSLI Publications an imprint of Center for the Study of Language and Inf
Logic, Convention, and Common Knowledge has 158 pages
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