Change, Choice and Inference
a study of belief revision and nonmonotonic reasoning
$250.40
- Hardcover
368 pages
- Release Date
11 October 2001
Summary
Change, Choice, and Inference: The Logic of Rational Reasoning
Change, Choice, and Inference develops logical theories that are necessary both for the understanding of adaptable human reasoning and for the design of intelligent systems. The book shows that reasoning processes - the drawing on inferences and changing one’s beliefs - can be viewed as belonging to the realm of practical reason by embedding logical theories into the broader context of the theory of rational choice. The …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198503064 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198503067 |
| Series: | Oxford Logic Guides |
| Author: | Hans Rott |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 11 October 2001 |
| Weight: | 695g |
| Dimensions: | 241mm x 162mm x 26mm |
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The book contains impressive tables that specify exact correspondences between properties on different levels. Rott is a master of such results, and in the book he adds quite a few new ones to others that he has reported previously. Studia Logica It remains to clarify the relation between the substantial criteria of choice in practical and theoretical reasoning. The structural similarities shown by Hans Rott in this book will significantly simplify investigations of these and other fundamental issues in logic and epistemology. Studia Logica
About The Author
Hans Rott
Professor Hans Rott
Dept of Philosophy
University of Regensburg
93040 Regensburg
Germany
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