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person1960s-present

Bengt Hansson

Disciplines:
philosophy of science
deontic logic
philosophy/decision theory

Summary

Swedish logician who made early contributions to conditional deontic logic and the logic of preference.

Core Contribution

Developed a system of dyadic deontic logic (conditional obligations) — obligations conditional on circumstances — addressing the problems with Chisholm's contrary-to-duty paradox.

Notable Works & Achievements

An Analysis of Some Deontic Logics

Historical Influences

Georg Henrik von Wright David Lewis

Intellectual Lineage

Scandinavian Logic

Contemporaries & Peers

Lennart Åqvist Sven Danielsson

Minds Influenced

Deontic Logic Research

Intellectual Posterity

Dyadic Deontic Logic

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