Revision, Acceptability and Context Theoretical and Algorithmic Aspe

An important aspect in the formalisation of common-sense reasoning is the construction of a model of what an agent believes the world to be like to help in her reasoning process. This model is often incomplete or inaccurate, but new information can be use

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Dov M. Gabbay · Odinaldo T. Rodrigues · Alessandra Russo

Revision, Acceptability and Context Theoretical and Algorithmic Aspects

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Prof. Dr. Dov M. Gabbay King’s College London Dept. Computer Science London WC2R 2LS United Kingdom [email protected]

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