A Textbook of Belief Dynamics - Theory Change and Database Updating (Hardcover, 1999 ed.)

The mid-1980s saw the discovery of logical tools that make it possible to model changes in belief and knowledge in entirely new ways. These logical tools turned out to be applicable to both human beliefs and to the contents of databases. Philosophers, logicians, and computer scientists have contributed to making this interdisciplinary field one of the most exciting in the cognitive scientists - and one that is expanding rapidly. This, the first textbook in the new area, contains both discursive chapters with a minimum of formalism and formal chapters in which proofs and proof methods are presented. Using different selections from the formal sections, according to the author's detailed advice, allows the book to be used at all levels of university education. A supplementary volume contains solutions to the 210 exercises. The volume's unique, comprehensive coverage means that it can also be used by specialists in the field of belief dynamics and related areas, such as non-monotonic reasoning and knowledge representation.

General

Imprint:	Springer
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Applied Logic Series, 11/1
Release date:	March 1999
First published:	1999
Authors:	Sven Ove Hansson
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	399
Edition:	1999 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-0-7923-5324-9
Categories:	Books > Computing & IT > General theory of computing > Mathematical theory of computation Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Metaphysics & ontology
LSN:	0-7923-5324-2
Barcode:	9780792353249

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