Tree-type natural deduction proofs for epistemic logic

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2020-07-01

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The goal of this thesis is to investigate how a tree-type natural deduction proof system for epistemic logic can be formalised. This problem is approached by laying out the concepts of epistemic logic and natural deduction and presenting three natural deduction methods: the linear Fitch method, and the tree-type Prawitz and Logic and Applications methods. By analysing those methods as examples, we concluded that the most important part of formalising a natural deduction proof system for epistemic logic, is deciding how to incorporate the constraints concerning the assumptions used in the derivation of a modal formula. The three methods showed us different approaches of tackling that problem.

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Faculteit der Sociale Wetenschappen