A logic for perception and belief:

Abstract: "We present a modal logic for reasoning about perception and belief, captured respectively by the operators P and B. The B operator is the standard belief operator used in recent years, and the P operator is similarly defined. The contribution of the paper is twofold. First, in terms...

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Main Authors: Shoham, Yoav (Author), Del Val, Alvaro (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. 1991
Series:Stanford University / Computer Science Department: Report STAN CS 1391
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Summary:Abstract: "We present a modal logic for reasoning about perception and belief, captured respectively by the operators P and B. The B operator is the standard belief operator used in recent years, and the P operator is similarly defined. The contribution of the paper is twofold. First, in terms of P we provide a definition of perceptual indistinguishability, such as arises out of limited visual acuity. The definition is concise, intuitive (we find), and avoids traditional paradoxes. Second, we explore the bimodal B - P system. We argue that the relationship between the two modalities varies among settings: The agent may or may not have confidence in its perception, may or may not be accurate in it, and so on
We therefore define a number of agent types corresponding to these various assumptions, and for each such agent type we provide a sound and complete axiomatization of the B - P system.
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