Logic, Information and Agency

Johan van Benthem

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Centre for the Study of Language & Information
02 October 2025

Philosophy of language

Series: Lecture Notes

A systematic study of information dynamics that extends beyond what is found in standard logic textbooks.

Everything we do is driven by information, but the dynamic process of acquiring information and adjusting our views based on it has seldom been put at the center place in logic, and there are few textbooks introducing readers to this line of work. The present book introduces the reader to major logical techniques for studying information dynamics and interaction between agents, based on a variety of intuitive scenarios as well as recent research. Readers will learn styles of modeling, as well as the basic features of the new logical systems emanating from this line of work. All the separate strands in the book are brought together in a comprehensive study of information flow and action in games, forming a logic-based complement to standard perspectives in game theory.

By: Johan van Benthem
Imprint: Centre for the Study of Language & Information
Country of Publication: United States [Currently unable to ship to USA: see Shipping Info]
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
ISBN: 9780937073032
ISBN 10: 0937073032
Series: Lecture Notes
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 02 October 2025
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Johan van Benthem is the University Professor of Logic, emeritus at the University of Amsterdam, the Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University, and the Jin Yuelin Chaired Professor of Logic at Tsinghua University Beijing.