Re: Blank nodes, "leaning", and the LEM

On Mar 24, 2011, at 1:07 PM, Peter Frederick Patel-Schneider wrote:

> From: Pat Hayes <phayes@ihmc.us>
> Subject: Re: Blank nodes, "leaning", and the LEM
> Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2011 12:57:37 -0500
> 
> [...]
> 
>> In a word, no. Modern logic is extensional. There have been many
>> approaches to an exact analysis of intensions (in Frege's sense and
>> many other senses.) This is a huge area with no clear consensus even
>> on the right approach, let alone a single widely accepted mechanism or
>> logic. It is completely out of scope for mechanization or the semantic web. 
> 
> What, isn't Montague logic the obvious solution here?   ;-)
> 
> [..]
> 
>> Pat
> 
> peter
> 
> 
> 
> 
> PS: Just to be extra clear (as opposed to the last time when I didn't
> even put in a smiley) Montague logic is definitely not a good target for
> mechanisation.

Well, I have found this old manuscript on some yellowing paper hidden under a stone, which may be the solution to all our problems. Does anyone on the mailing list read Sanskrit?

Pat

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