consensus among logicians about the truth or falsity of these (or similar) claims and mixed imperative and declarative inference remains vexed. Applications Aside from intrinsic interest, imperative logic has other applications. The use of imperatives in moral theory should make imperative inference an important subject for ethics and metaethics. See also Deontic logic Free choice inference List of Logical Paradoxes Speech acts Pragmatics Temporal logic References Further reading Peter B. M. Vranas (2010), IMPERATIVES, LOGIC OF*, Entry for The International Encyclopedia of Ethics Covers mostly the approach of Héctor-Neri Castañeda. External links Mitchell S. Green, Imperative Logic, University of Virginia Modal logic Logic