Thomas Macaulay Ferguson
Biographic Data
| ID | 1634635 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Thomas Macaulay Ferguson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Thomas Macaulay |
| FAMILY NAME | Ferguson |
| SIGNATURE | FERGUSON T M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6494-1833 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1963 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Contextual Entailment and Containment
The paper introduces a relevant containment logic according to which the analytic implication $$\varphi \twoheadrightarrow \psi$$ φ ↠ ψ is analyzed as the conjunction of two theses: $$\varphi$$ φ contextually entails $$\psi$$ ψ and $$\varphi$$ φ contextually contains $$\psi$$ ψ . By doing so, we are able to extend the ternary semantics of relevant logic to the analysis of topic containment, thus lifting some limitations of Richard Sylvan’s releva…
Topic Transparency and Variable Sharing in Weak Relevant Logics
Towards a feminist arithmetic
Subject-matter and intensional operators I
Although logical settings are typically concerned with tracking alethic considerations, frameworks exist in which topic- theoretic considerations—e.g., tracking subject-matter or topic —are given equal importance. Intuitions about extending topic through a propositional language are generally straightforward for extensional cases. For a number of reasons, arriving at a compelling account of the subject-matter of intensional operators —such as int…
Two paradoxes of semantic information
Sociology in Medicine
Sociology in Medicine
Two paradoxes of semantic information
Subject-matter and intensional operators I
Although logical settings are typically concerned with tracking alethic considerations, frameworks exist in which topic- theoretic considerations—e.g., tracking subject-matter or topic —are given equal importance. Intuitions about extending topic through a propositional language are generally straightforward for extensional cases. For a number of reasons, arriving at a compelling account of the subject-matter of intensional operators —such as int…
Topic Transparency and Variable Sharing in Weak Relevant Logics
Towards a feminist arithmetic
Contextual Entailment and Containment
The paper introduces a relevant containment logic according to which the analytic implication $$\varphi \twoheadrightarrow \psi$$ φ ↠ ψ is analyzed as the conjunction of two theses: $$\varphi$$ φ contextually entails $$\psi$$ ψ and $$\varphi$$ φ contextually contains $$\psi$$ ψ . By doing so, we are able to extend the ternary semantics of relevant logic to the analysis of topic containment, thus lifting some limitations of Richard Sylvan’s releva…
Epistemology (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Logic, Reasoning, and Knowledge (4 works) · Artificial Intelligence (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Metaphysics (3 works) · Philosophy of language (3 works) · Semantic Web and Ontologies (3 works) · Advanced Algebra and Logic (2 works)