Logic and Information

Paperback edition of ground-breaking new theory of information processing.

Klappentext

In this provocative and ground-breaking book, Professor Keith Devlin argues that in order to obtain a deeper understanding of the nature of intelligence and knowledge acquisition, we must broaden our concept of logic.

Zusammenfassung
In this provocative and ground-breaking book, Keith Devlin introduces the new concepts of infon and situation as a means of understanding information acquisition and processing, and thus ultimately artificial intelligence.

Inhalt

1. Logic; 2. Information; 3. Situation theory; 4. Meaning and constraints; 5. Some logical issues; 6. Mental states; 7. Perception and action; 8. Situation semantics; 9. Topics in situation semantics; 10. Historical perspectives and future directions.