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Barcan formula: a standalone construct

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Logic

principle of quantified modal logic that if possibly something is F, then something is possibly F, tied to debates about fixed domains.

In logic, Barcan formula refers to principle of quantified modal logic that if possibly something is F, then something is possibly F, tied to debates about fixed domains. This meaning comes from Barcan (1946) in Journal of Symbolic Logic.[1]

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References

  1. Barcan, R. C. (1946). A Functional calculus of first order based on strict implication. Journal of Symbolic Logic, 11(1), 1-16. https://doi.org/10.2307/2269159

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