Focusing on definability and construction methods, the book delves into advanced topics like stability. It enriches the reader's understanding with historical context and includes a comprehensive bibliography, making it a valuable reference for those studying the subject.
The textbook offers a comprehensive exploration of model theory, guiding readers through fundamental concepts to advanced topics like Morley's theorem and introductory stability theory. It serves as a valuable resource for both newcomers and those seeking to deepen their understanding of the subject, presenting clear definitions and structured progression in the study of model theory.
Logic is primarily about consistency, but a particular type of consistency that concerns not loyalty, justice or sincerity but compatibility of beliefs. Logic, therefore, involves studying the situations in which a sentence is true or valid and the rules which determine it.
Edited in collaboration with FoLLI, the Association of Logic, Language and Information, this book constitutes the 4th volume of the FoLLI LNAI subline; containing the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Workshop on Logic, Language, Information and Computation, WoLLIC 2008, held in Edinburgh, UK, in July 2008. The 21 revised full papers presented together with the abstracts of 7 tutorials and invited lectures were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers cover all pertinent subjects in computer science with particular interest in cross-disciplinary topics. Typical areas of interest are: foundations of computing and programming; novel computation models and paradigms; broad notions of proof and belief; formal methods in software and hardware development; logical approach to natural language and reasoning; logics of programs, actions and resources; foundational aspects of information organization, search, flow, sharing, and protection.