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Modalization and Modalities

1991
In part I. of this essay we attempt to articulate Husserl’s phenomenological descriptions for the genesis of the primitive logical connectives, negation and disjunction. In part II. we describe possible worlds models for the use of disjunction and negation in epistemic contexts and contexts relating to the analysis of meanings. Finally, in part III, we
Charles Harvey, Jaakko Hintikka
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Modality, Si! Modal Logic, No!

Studia Logica, 1997
In this brief note, the author recalls some examples of statements that use modal notions but which, it would seem, cannot be represented adequately by the usual modal logics. The notions involved are those of believing, knowing, intending, desiring, and being under an obligation; the examples are gathered mainly from earlier publications of the author,
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Modal Scepticism, Unqualified Modality, and Modal Kinds

Philosophia, 2011
I formulate and defend two sceptical theses on specific parts of our modal knowledge (unqualified and absolute modalities). My main point is that unqualified modal sentences are defective in that they fail to belong unambiguously to specific modal kinds and thus cannot be evaluated; hence, we must be sceptical of beliefs involving them.
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Modal Logic

2001
This is an advanced 2001 textbook on modal logic, a field which caught the attention of computer scientists in the late 1970s. Researchers in areas ranging from economics to computational linguistics have since realised its worth. The book is for novices and for more experienced readers, with two distinct tracks clearly signposted at the start of each ...
Blackburn, P., de Rijke, M., Venema, Y.
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Modal Realism, Modal Rationalism, Modal Naturalism

2012
This chapter summarizes the accounts of modal realism, modal rationalism, and modal naturalism. It details the author's attempt to develop a framework that is compatible with the denial of actualist accounts of modality. It also alludes to some ways that the contrast between modal naturalism and modal rationalism connects with many of the issues that ...
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Modal Synthesis Modal Correction — Modal Coupling

1982
Modal synthesis is a technical term closely related to the development of the finite element technique. Especially in dealing with large structural systems with some thousand physical degrees of freedom, modal synthesis has proved to be an efficient means to reduce computational errors and to minimize computer costs by decomposing the system into ...
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Clinical Techniques in Small Animal Practice, 2007
Physical rehabilitation modalities such as therapeutic ultrasound (TU), transcutaneous electrical neuromuscular stimulation (TENS), neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), cold or low-level laser therapy (LLLT), and pulsed magnetic field therapy (PMF) can all, when used properly, assist in treating orthopedic injuries, neurological conditions, and
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