Preface; Contributors; Part I. Situation Theory: 1. Replacement systems and the axiomatization of situation theory Peter Aczel; 2. Information, infons, and inference Jon Barwise and John Etchemendy; 3. Infons and types in an information-based logic Keith Devlin; 4. On the logic of situation theory Tim Fernando; 5. Partial sets Michael W. Mislove, Lawrence S. Moss, and Frank J. Oles; 6. An illative theory of relations Gordon Plotkin; 7. Perspectives in situation theory Jerry Seligman; 8. Parametric types and propositions in first-order situation theory Dag Westerståhl; Part II. Logical Applications: 9. Dewey on defeasibility Thomas Burke; 10. Three indexical solutions to the liar paradox Robert Koons; 11. The complexity of paradox William C. Rounds; Part III. Linguistic Applications: 12. Situating word meaning Nick Braisby; 13. Information in the early stages of language acquisitions Robin Cooper; 14. Locations now and then Judith Merriam Crow; 15. Argument roles and anaphora Elisabet Engdahl; 16. Some puzzles about pronouns Jean Mark Gawron and Stanley Peters; 17. Out of the mouths of babes Elizabeth Macken; 18. Situations, games, and ambiguity Prashant Parikh; 19. Conditionals and unconditionals in universal grammar and situation semantics Dietmar Zaefferer; Name index; Subject index.
Recipient of numerous international academic awards, John Perry is the Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University, where he has chaired the Philosophy Department and directed the Center for the Study of Language and Information, which he helped found. He is the author of numerous books, including The Art of Procrastination: A Guide to Effective Dawdling, Lollygagging and Postponing.
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