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Logic Journal of IGPL Advance Access originally published online on October 12, 2007
Logic Journal of IGPL 2007 15(5-6):775-800; doi:10.1093/jigpal/jzm049
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Natural Deduction for ‘Generally’

Leonardo B. Vana and Paulo A. S. Veloso

Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, COPPE, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) PO Box 68511, 21945-970, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil. E-mail: leobvana.veloso{at}cos.ufrj.br

Sheila R. M. Veloso

Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Brazil. E-mail: srmv{at}bridge.com.br


  Abstract

Logics for ‘generally’ (LG’s) were introduced for handling assertions with vague notions (e.g. ‘generally’, ‘most’, ‘several’), which occur often in ordinary language and in science. LG’s provide a framework for distinct notions of ‘generally’: one builds a specific logic for the notion one has in mind. We introduce deductive systems, in natural deduction style, for LG’s and show that these systems are normalizable.

Key Words: Logics of ‘generally’ • natural deduction • normalization • generalized quantifiers • vague notions.

Received for publication 25 September 2006.
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