Introduces a new approach to belief change that is based on a cognitively more realistic model than previous approaches

Written by a leading expert in this field

Development of new model done in logical detail, including axiomatic characterizations of the new operations of change

Autorentext

Sven Ove Hansson, professor of philosophy at the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden is a leading researcher in the formal modeling of belief change. In addition to his work in this area, he is also well known for his contributions to preference logic, value theory, moral philosophy, epistemology, and the philosophy of science and technology. He is the author of well over 300 articles in international refereed journals. He is the editor-in-chief of Theoria and the book series Outstanding Contributions to Logic.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: The State of the Art.- Chapter 2: Inside the Black Box.- Chapter 3 : Questionable Patterns of Change .- Chapter 4: Putting the Building-Blocks Together .- Chapter 5: Local Descriptor Revision .- Chapter 6: Global Descriptor Revision .- Chapter 7: Dynamic Descriptors .- Chapter 8: Sentential Revision .- Chapter 9: Revocation .- Chapter 10: Contraction .- Chapter 11: Looking Back and Ahead.