Qiana: A First-Order Formalism to Quantify over Contexts and Formulas

We introduce Qiana, a logic framework for reasoning on formulas that are true only in specific contexts. In Qiana, it is possible to quantify over both formulas and contexts to express, e.g., that ``everyone knows everything Alice says''. Qiana also permits paraconsistent logics within contexts, so that contexts can contain contradictions. Furthermore, Qiana is based on first-order logic, and is finitely axiomatizable, so that Qiana theories are compatible with pre-existing first-order logic theorem provers.

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2024-10-26
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https://doi.org/10.24963/kr.2024/28
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Philosophy and History of Science
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Qiana: A First-Order Formalism to Quantify over Contexts and Formulas

Fabian M. Suchanek, Simon Coumes, François Schwarzentruber, Pierre-Henri Paris
Philosophy and History of Science
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Qiana: A First-Order Formalism to Quantify over Contexts and Formulas

Fabian M. Suchanek, Simon Coumes, François Schwarzentruber, Pierre-Henri Paris
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We introduce Qiana, a logic framework for reasoning on formulas that are true only in specific contexts. In Qiana, it is possible to quantify over both formulas and contexts to express, e.g., that ``everyone knows everything Alice says''. Qiana also permits paraconsistent logics within contexts, so that contexts can contain contradictions. Furthermore, Qiana is based on first-order logic, and is finitely axiomatizable, so that Qiana theories are compatible with pre-existing first-order logic theorem provers.

Télécom Paris (FR), École Normale Supérieure de Rennes (FR)
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