Mathematician:Georg Henrik von Wright

Mathematician

Finnish philosopher who did the initial development of the theory of deontic logic.

Nationality

Finnish

History

• Born: 14 June 1916 in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire (now Helsinki, Finland)
• Died: 16 June 2003 in Helsinki, Finland

Theorems and Definitions

• Deontic Logic

Publications

• 1951: Deontic Logic (Mind Vol. 60: pp. 1 – 15)
• 1968: An Essay in Deontic Logic
• 1993: The Myth of Progress

Sources

• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): deontic logic