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Bridges from Classical to Nonmonotonic Logic (Paperback)
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Bridges from Classical to Nonmonotonic Logic (Paperback)
Series: Texts in Computing S., v. 5
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Imagine a robot trying to size up a difficult situation, to find a
way of responding. Its sensors receive streams of information from
which it tries to reach judgements. If it relies on deduction
alone, it will not get far, no matter how fast its inference
engines; for even the most massive information is still typically
incomplete: there are relevant issues that it does not resolve one
way or the other. The robot, or human agent for that matter, needs
to go beyond these limits. It needs to go supraclassical',
inferring more than is authorised by classical logic alone. But
such inferences are inherently uncertain. They are also
nonmonotonic, in the sense that the acquisition of further
information, even when consistent with the existing stock, may lead
us to abondon as well as add conclusions. Nonmonotonic logic is the
study of such reasoning and has been the subject of intensive
research for more than two decades. But for the newcomer it is
still a disconcerting affair, lacking unity with many systems going
in different directions. The purpose of this book is to take the
mystery out of the subject, giving a clear overall picture of what
is going on. It makes the essential ideas and main approaches to
nonmonotonic logic accessible, and meaningful, to anyone with a few
basic tools of discrete mathematics and a minimal background in
classical propositional logic. It is written as a textbook, with
detailed explanations, examples, comments, exercises and answers.
Students and instructors alike will find it an invaluable guide.
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