Intensional Logic
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Intensional Logic is a branch of logic that studies meaning, modality, and context-dependence in language and reasoning, extending classical logic to handle notions like necessity, belief, and time.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fregean logic | 1 |
| Intensional Logic canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5234093 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Intensional Logic Context triple: [Melvin Fitting, notableWork, Intensional Logic]
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A.
Leibnizian logic
Leibnizian logic is the rationalist, formal approach to logic and calculation developed by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, emphasizing symbolic representation, logical calculus, and the reduction of mathematical and philosophical reasoning to precise logical principles.
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B.
Semantical Considerations on Modal Logic
Semantical Considerations on Modal Logic is a landmark philosophical paper by Saul Kripke that helped found possible-worlds semantics and revolutionized the study of modal logic.
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C.
An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic
An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic is a widely used textbook by philosopher Graham Priest that systematically presents and explains a range of logics beyond classical logic, including many-valued, paraconsistent, modal, and intuitionistic systems.
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D.
Introduction to Logical Theory
Introduction to Logical Theory is a mid-20th-century philosophical work by P. F. Strawson that critically examines traditional formal logic and its relation to ordinary language.
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E.
“A Logic for Semantic Information”
“A Logic for Semantic Information” is a scholarly work that develops a formal logical framework for representing and reasoning about semantic information.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Intensional Logic Target entity description: Intensional Logic is a branch of logic that studies meaning, modality, and context-dependence in language and reasoning, extending classical logic to handle notions like necessity, belief, and time.
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A.
Leibnizian logic
Leibnizian logic is the rationalist, formal approach to logic and calculation developed by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, emphasizing symbolic representation, logical calculus, and the reduction of mathematical and philosophical reasoning to precise logical principles.
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B.
Semantical Considerations on Modal Logic
Semantical Considerations on Modal Logic is a landmark philosophical paper by Saul Kripke that helped found possible-worlds semantics and revolutionized the study of modal logic.
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C.
An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic
An Introduction to Non-Classical Logic is a widely used textbook by philosopher Graham Priest that systematically presents and explains a range of logics beyond classical logic, including many-valued, paraconsistent, modal, and intuitionistic systems.
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D.
Introduction to Logical Theory
Introduction to Logical Theory is a mid-20th-century philosophical work by P. F. Strawson that critically examines traditional formal logic and its relation to ordinary language.
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E.
“A Logic for Semantic Information”
“A Logic for Semantic Information” is a scholarly work that develops a formal logical framework for representing and reasoning about semantic information.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of logic
ⓘ
formal system ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
capturing context-sensitive meaning
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capturing intensional contexts ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
artificial intelligence
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computer science ⓘ knowledge representation ⓘ linguistics ⓘ natural language semantics ⓘ program verification ⓘ |
| concerns |
context of evaluation
ⓘ
indexicality ⓘ truth in different possible worlds ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | extensional logic ⓘ |
| developedIn | 20th century ⓘ |
| extends | classical logic ⓘ |
| formalizes |
belief reports
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counterfactuals ⓘ knowledge reports ⓘ modal statements ⓘ propositional attitudes ⓘ |
| handles |
belief
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knowledge ⓘ necessity ⓘ obligation ⓘ permission ⓘ possibility ⓘ tense ⓘ time ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alonzo Church
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Richard Montague ⓘ Rudolf Carnap ⓘ Saul Kripke ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
deontic logic
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doxastic logic ⓘ epistemic logic ⓘ formal semantics ⓘ modal logic ⓘ philosophical logic ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ temporal logic ⓘ |
| studies |
context-dependence
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intensionality ⓘ meaning ⓘ modality ⓘ |
| uses |
extension
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intension ⓘ possible worlds semantics ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Intensional Logic Description of subject: Intensional Logic is a branch of logic that studies meaning, modality, and context-dependence in language and reasoning, extending classical logic to handle notions like necessity, belief, and time.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Intensional Logic