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person1960s-present

Lennart Åqvist

Disciplines:
jurisprudence/philosophy of law
deontic logic
modal logic

Summary

Swedish logician who made significant contributions to deontic logic, imperative logic, and the logic of questions (erotetic logic).

Core Contribution

Developed systems of imperative logic and erotetic logic; contributed to the formal analysis of normative conditionals and contrary-to-duty obligations in deontic logic.

Notable Works & Achievements

A New Approach to the Logical Theory of Interrogatives

Introduction to Deontic Logic

Historical Influences

Georg Henrik von Wright Stig Kanger

Intellectual Lineage

Scandinavian Logic Analytic Philosophy

Contemporaries & Peers

Georg Henrik von Wright Bengt Hansson

Minds Influenced

Deontic Logic Research

Intellectual Posterity

Deontic Logic Systems

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