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- From: dzik@access.digex.com (Joseph Dzikiewicz)
- Subject: Types of type theory
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- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 23:34:10 GMT
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- I have come across two uses of the term "type theory" in logic that seem
- to be referring to different things.
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- In one, Type Theory seems to relate to the rules for higher-order-logics
- (ie, second order logic and up). This is discussed in Peter Andrews'
- book "An Introduction to Logic and Type Theory: To Truth through Proof."
- I have also seen it referred to as "Church's Type Theory."
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- In the other, types are sets of formulas in first order logic. This
- is discussed in some detail in Chang and Keisler's book "Model Theory."
-
- Am I correct in thinking that these are two different things with the same
- name, or are they the same thing presented differently by two
- different groups of authors?
-
- Any enlightenment would be greatly appreciated.
-
- Joe Dzikiewicz
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