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Syntax and semantics of a monotonic framework for non-monotonic reasoning

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Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science 1991 (MFCS 1991)

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We present the proof theory and the model theory of a montonic framework for default reasoning, and we extend logic programming techniques to this framework. Standard formalizations of default reasoning do not syntactically separate between hard knowledge and conjectural knowledge. Such a separation is fundamental in our framework. To illustrate our approach, we show how it solves the Yale Shooting problem.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

    M. A. Nait Abdallah

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Abdallah, M.A.N. (1991). Syntax and semantics of a monotonic framework for non-monotonic reasoning. In: Tarlecki, A. (eds) Mathematical Foundations of Computer Science 1991. MFCS 1991. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 520. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-54345-7_79

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