Hans Rott

Change, Choice and Inference

A Study of Belief Revision and Nonmonotonic Reasoning

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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 unifies lively and significant strands of research in logic, philosophy, economics and artificial intelligence. It elaborates on the relevant theories and provides a mathematically precise foundation for the thesis that large parts of theoretical reason can be subsumed under practical reason.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 164mm x 29mm
• Gewicht: 680g
• ISBN-13: 9780198503064
• ISBN-10: 0198503067
• Artikelnr.: 21514551

Autorenporträt

Professor Hans Rott, Dept of Philosophy University of Regensburg 93040 Regensburg Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

* 0: Overview
* 1: Doxastic States and Their Representation
* 2: Epistemology and Belief Change
* 3: Changing Doxastic States: Two Complementary Perspectives
* 4: Concepts of Theoretical Rationality: Postulates for Belief Change
and Nonmonotonic Reasoning
* 5: Foundational Belief Change Using Nonmonotonic Inference
* 6: A General Concept of Practical Rationality: Constraints for
Coherent Choice
* 7: Coherentist Belief Change as a Problem of Rational Choice
* 8: Revealed Preferences: Understanding the Theory of Epistemic
Entrenchment
* Appendices A; B; C; D; E
* References/Bibliography
* Index of Symbols
* Index of Names
* Subject Index