Johan Van Benthem

Logical Dynamics of Information and Interaction (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book develops a view of logic as a theory of information-driven agency and intelligent interaction between many agents - with conversation, argumentation and games as guiding examples. It provides one uniform account of dynamic logics for acts of inference, observation, questions and communication, that can handle both update of knowledge and revision of beliefs. It then extends the dynamic style of analysis to include changing preferences and goals, temporal processes, group action and strategic interaction in games. Throughout, the book develops a mathematical theory unifying all these systems, and positioning them at the interface of logic, philosophy, computer science and game theory. A series of further chapters explores repercussions of the 'dynamic stance' for these areas, as well as cognitive science.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781139180559
• Artikelnr.: 38279094

Autorenporträt

Johan van Benthem is University Professor of Logic at the University of Amsterdam, Henry Waldgrave Stuart Professor of Philosophy at Stanford University, and Weilun Visiting Professor at Tsinghua University, Beijing. He is the author of Language in Action (1991) and Exploring Logical Dynamics (1996) and an editor of the Handbook of Modal Logic (2006), the Handbook of Spatial Logics (2007) and Philosophy of Information (2008).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Logical dynamics, agency, and intelligent interaction
2. Epistemic logic and semantic information
3. Dynamic logic of public observation
4. Multi-agent dynamic-epistemic logic
5. Dynamics of inference and awareness
6. Questions and issue management
7. Soft information, correction, and belief change
8. An encounter with probability
9. Preference statics and dynamics
10. Decisions, actions, and games
11. Processes over time
12. Epistemic group structure and collective agency
13. Logical dynamics in philosophy
14. Computation as conversation
15. Rational dynamics in game theory
16. Meeting cognitive realities
17. Conclusion
Bibliography.