[FOM] A first-order theory of relations

[Allen Hazen]

First-order theory of relations, no, but vaguely similar idea: the version
of ramified type theory Fitch defined in his (one of the first few volumes
of the JSL) paper on the consistency of ramified Principia has
(higher-order) variables only for dyadic relations, so atomic formulas are
of the form mentioned.

Allen Hazen
Philosophy Administrative Subunit
University of Melbourne


On 28/4/08 2:28 AM, "T.Forster at dpmms.cam.ac.uk" <T.Forster at dpmms.cam.ac.uk>
wrote:

> At the last cameleon meeting here in cambridge:
> 
> www.dpmms.cam.ac.uk/~tf/nextmeeting.html
> 
> a friend of mine gave a talk about a first order theory with equality and a
> single ternary relation whose intended meaning is ``$x$ relates $y$ to
> $z$''. This encompasses set theory and graph theory and untyped lambda
> calculus. It's rather cute. So cute in fact that somebody must have thought
> of this before. Can anyone point me at some literature on this subject..?
> 
>        tf
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