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International Symposium on Methodologies for Intelligent Systems

ISMIS 1991: Methodologies for Intelligent Systems pp 16–31Cite as

A logic of relative desire

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Abstract

Although many have proposed formal characterizations of belief structures as bases for rational action, the problem of characterizing rational desires has attracted little attention. AI relies heavily on goal conditions interpreted (apparently) as absolute expressions of desirability, but these cannot express varying degrees of goal satisfaction or preferences among alternative goals. Our previous work provided a relative interpretation of goals as qualitative statements about preferability, all else equal. We extend that treatment to the comparison of arbitrary propositions, and develop a prepositional logic of relative desire suitable for formalizing properties of planning and problem-solving methods.

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  1. MIT Laboratory for Computer Science, 545 Technology Square, 02139, Cambridge, MA

    Jon Doyle

  2. Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, 94305, Stanford, CA

    Yoav Shoham

  3. Wright Laboratory AI Office WL/AAA-1, Wright-Patterson AFB, 45433, OH

    Michael P. Wellman

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Z. W. Ras M. Zemankova

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Doyle, J., Shoham, Y., Wellman, M.P. (1991). A logic of relative desire. In: Ras, Z.W., Zemankova, M. (eds) Methodologies for Intelligent Systems. ISMIS 1991. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 542. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-54563-8_65

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