Article Title：Henkin quantifiers and the definability of truth
Abstract：
Henkin quantifiers have been introduced in Henkin (1961). Walkoe (1970) studied basic model-theoretical properties of an extension L-1 (H) of ordinary first-order languages in which every sentence is a first-order sentence prefixed with a Henkin quantifier. In this paper we consider a generalization of Walkoes languages: we close L-1(H)with respect to Boolean operations, and obtain the language L-1(H). At the next level, we consider an extension L-2(H) of L-1(H) in which every sentence is an L-1(H)-sentence prefixed with a Henkin quantifier. We repeat this construction to infinity. Using the (un)-definability of truth in N for these languages, we show that this hierarchy does not collapse. In addition, we compare some of the present results to the ones obtained by Kripke (1975), McGee (1991), and Hintikka (1996).
Keywords: Henkin quantifiers; IF logic; fixed point logic; definability of truth
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026533210855
Source：JOURNAL OF PHILOSOPHICAL LOGIC
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