Formalizing Medieval Logical Theories : Suppositio, Consequentiae and Obligationes

Formalizing Medieval Logical Theories : Suppositio, Consequentiae and Obligationes

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Catarina Dutilh Novaes
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This book presents novel formalizations of three of the most important medieval logical theories: supposition, consequence and obligations. In an additional fourth part, an in-depth analysis of the concept of formalization is presented – a crucial concept in the current logical panorama, which as such receives surprisingly little attention.



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