| A Textbook of Belief Dynamics: Theory Change and Database Updating 1999 Edition Contributor(s): Hansson, Sven Ove (Author) |
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ISBN: 0792353242 ISBN-13: 9780792353249 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $161.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1999 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Computers | Computer Science - Computers | System Administration - Storage & Retrieval |
| Dewey: 005.74 |
| LCCN: 98037270 |
| Series: Applied Logic |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.87 lbs) 399 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |