@ARTICLE{BrinkRewitzkySchmidt91, AUTHOR = {Brink, C. and Rewitzky, I. M. and Schmidt, R. A.}, YEAR = {1991}, TITLE = {Autodescriptivity: Beware!}, JOURNAL = {The Computer Journal} , VOLUME = {34}, NUMBER = {4}, PAGES = {380--381}, ABSTRACT = {Non-classical logics, and in particular many-valued logics, are increasingly used in the study of formal aspects of computing. or example, a recent paper by P.F. Gibbins in this {\em Journal} presents a 3-valued propositional logic for VDM. In the use of such logics one naturally relies on earlier work done by logicians, a case in point being Gibbin's use of the concept of autodescriptivity, introduced by N. Rescher. The purpose of this Note is to sound a warning that Rescher's exposition of autodescriptivity is seriously flawed, and to clarify the autodescriptivity of the logic of VDM. } }