Inference on the Low Level

An Investigation Into Deduction, Nonmonotonic Reasoning, and the Philosophy of Cognition
2004. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-1-4020-2492-4
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 386 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 1620 g

Reihe: Applied Logic Series

In contrast to the prevailing tradition in epistemology, the focus in this book is on low-level inferences, i.e., those inferences that we are usually not consciously aware of and that we share with the cat nearby which infers that the bird which she sees picking grains from the dirt, is able to fly. Presumably, such inferences are not generated by explicit logical reasoning, but logical methods can be used to describe and analyze such inferences.

Part 1 gives a purely system-theoretic explication of belief and inference. Part 2 adds a reliabilist theory of justification for inference, with a qualitative notion of reliability being employed. Part 3 recalls and extends various systems of deductive and nonmonotonic logic and thereby explains the semantics of absolute and high reliability. In Part 4 it is proven that qualitative neural networks are able to draw justified deductive and nonmonotonic inferences on the basis of distributed representations. This is derived from a soundness/completeness theorem with regard to cognitive semantics of nonmonotonic reasoning. The appendix extends the theory both logically and ontologically, and relates it to A. Goldman's reliability account of justified belief.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Leitgeb, Hannes

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Statistische Physik, Dynamische Systeme
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Robotik
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Informatik Künstliche Intelligenz Wissensbasierte Systeme, Expertensysteme
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Philosophische Logik, Argumentationstheorie
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik Mathematische Statistik
• Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Stochastik Wahrscheinlichkeitsrechnung
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Erkenntnistheorie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Introduction.- 2 Preliminaries.- I The Explication of Monotonic and Nonmonotonic Inference.- 3 Belief.- 4 Inference.- II The Justification of Monotonic and Nonmonotonic Inference.- 5 General Remarks on Justification and Justified Belief.- 6 An Informal Account of Our Theory of Justified Inference.- 7 A Discussion of Reliability.- 8 A Theory of Justified Inference.- III The Logic of Justified Monotonic and Nonmonotonic Inference.- 9 The Semantics of Deductive and Nonmonotonic Logic.- 10 Systems of Deductive and Nonmonotonic Logic.- 11 Soundness and Completeness Results.- 12 Further Consequences for Justified Inference.- IV The Cognition of Justified Monotonic and Nonmonotonic Inference by Low-Level Agents.- 13 Introductory Remarks.- 14 Inhibition Nets as Simple Neural Networks.- 15 Interpreted Inhibition Net Agents.- 16 Cumulative-Ordered Interpreted Inh. Net Agents and the System CL.- 17 Cumulative-Ordered Interpreted Inhibition Net Agents as Ideal Agents.- 18 Inhibition Nets and Other Forms of Nonmonotonic Reasoning.- 19 Inhibition Nets and Artificial Neural Networks.- 20 Discussion.- V Appendix.- 21 Digression on States, Dispositions, Causation, Processes.- 22 Goldman’s Reliability Account of Justified Belief.- 23 A Sketch of Logic Programming.- 24 Preferential Interpreted Inhibition Net Agents and the System P.- 25 Cumulative Interpreted Inhibition Net Agents and the System C.- 26 Simple Cumulative Interpreted Inhibition Net Agents and the System CM.- 27 Simple Preferential Interpreted Inhibition Net Agents and the System M.- References.