For a Dynamic Semantics of Necessity Deontic Modals

A. Marra

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-08615-6

For a Dynamic Semantics of Necessity Deontic Modals

A. Marra

Tilburg Center for Logic, Ethics and Philosophy of Science

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Traditional approaches in deontic logic have focused on the so-called reportative reading of obligation sentences, by providing truth-functional semantics based on a primitive ideality order between possible worlds. Those approaches, however, do not take into account that, in natural language, obligation sentences primarly carry a prescriptive effect. The paper focuses precisely on that prescriptive character, and shows that the reportative reading can be derived from the prescriptive one. A dynamic, non truth-functional semantics for necessity deontic modals is developed, in which the ideality relations among possible worlds can be updated. Finally, it is proven that the semantics solves several of the classic deontic paradoxes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Deontic Logic and Normative Systems
Editors	Fabrizio Cariani, Davide Grossi, Joke Meheus, Xavier Parent
Publisher	Springer International
Pages	124-138
Number of pages	15
Volume	8554
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319086156
ISBN (Print)	9783319086149
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08615-6
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	DEON 2014 - Faculty of Arts and Philosophy, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium Duration: 12 Jul 2014 → 15 Jul 2014

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Volume	8554
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	DEON 2014
Country/Territory	Belgium
City	Ghent
Period	12/07/14 → 15/07/14

Access to Document

10.1007/978-3-319-08615-6

Cite this

@inproceedings{9ebfacdc46a7477f945e45f9afcb4120,

title = "For a Dynamic Semantics of Necessity Deontic Modals",

abstract = "Traditional approaches in deontic logic have focused on the so-called reportative reading of obligation sentences, by providing truth-functional semantics based on a primitive ideality order between possible worlds. Those approaches, however, do not take into account that, in natural language, obligation sentences primarly carry a prescriptive effect. The paper focuses precisely on that prescriptive character, and shows that the reportative reading can be derived from the prescriptive one. A dynamic, non truth-functional semantics for necessity deontic modals is developed, in which the ideality relations among possible worlds can be updated. Finally, it is proven that the semantics solves several of the classic deontic paradoxes.",

author = "A. Marra",

year = "2014",

doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-08615-6",

language = "English",

isbn = "9783319086149",

volume = "8554 ",

series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science",

publisher = "Springer International",

pages = "124--138",

editor = "Cariani, {Fabrizio } and Grossi, {Davide } and Joke Meheus and Xavier Parent",

booktitle = "Deontic Logic and Normative Systems",

note = "DEON 2014 ; Conference date: 12-07-2014 Through 15-07-2014",

}

For a Dynamic Semantics of Necessity Deontic Modals. / Marra, A.
Deontic Logic and Normative Systems. ed. / Fabrizio Cariani; Davide Grossi; Joke Meheus; Xavier Parent. Vol. 8554 Springer International, 2014. p. 124-138 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 8554 ).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Scientific › peer-review

TY - GEN

T1 - For a Dynamic Semantics of Necessity Deontic Modals

AU - Marra, A.

PY - 2014

Y1 - 2014

N2 - Traditional approaches in deontic logic have focused on the so-called reportative reading of obligation sentences, by providing truth-functional semantics based on a primitive ideality order between possible worlds. Those approaches, however, do not take into account that, in natural language, obligation sentences primarly carry a prescriptive effect. The paper focuses precisely on that prescriptive character, and shows that the reportative reading can be derived from the prescriptive one. A dynamic, non truth-functional semantics for necessity deontic modals is developed, in which the ideality relations among possible worlds can be updated. Finally, it is proven that the semantics solves several of the classic deontic paradoxes.

AB - Traditional approaches in deontic logic have focused on the so-called reportative reading of obligation sentences, by providing truth-functional semantics based on a primitive ideality order between possible worlds. Those approaches, however, do not take into account that, in natural language, obligation sentences primarly carry a prescriptive effect. The paper focuses precisely on that prescriptive character, and shows that the reportative reading can be derived from the prescriptive one. A dynamic, non truth-functional semantics for necessity deontic modals is developed, in which the ideality relations among possible worlds can be updated. Finally, it is proven that the semantics solves several of the classic deontic paradoxes.

U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-08615-6

DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-08615-6

M3 - Conference contribution

SN - 9783319086149

VL - 8554

T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science

SP - 124

EP - 138

BT - Deontic Logic and Normative Systems

A2 - Cariani, Fabrizio

A2 - Grossi, Davide

A2 - Meheus, Joke

A2 - Parent, Xavier

PB - Springer International

T2 - DEON 2014

Y2 - 12 July 2014 through 15 July 2014

ER -

For a Dynamic Semantics of Necessity Deontic Modals

Abstract

Publication series

Conference

Access to Document

Fingerprint

Cite this