Smirnova Elena Dmitrievna
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21146/2414-3715-2019-5-1-207-218Keywords:
Elena Dmitrievna Smirnova, logical semantics, philosophical logic, theory of models, theory of semantical categories, intensional logic, analytic truth, paradox, Russian school of logical semanticsAbstract
This paper traces the scientific evolution of Elena Dmitrievna Smirnova, the founder of the national school of logical semantics. It is addressed the most significant Smirnova’s results in the development of model-theoretical methods, the theory of semantical categories, and intentional logic. The originality of her synthesis approach to logical semantics, which opens new perspectives in the foundations of apodictic knowledge, is argued for. The paper shows the role of Smirnova’s scientific and pedagogical activity in the development of philosophical logic in Russia.