Have a personal or library account? Click to login
Towards a mental probability logic Cover

Towards a mental probability logic

Open Access
|Mar 2005

Abstract

We propose probability logic as an appropriate standard of reference for evaluating human inferences. Probability logical accounts of nonmonotonic reasoning with SYSTEM P, and conditional syllogisms (MODUS PONENS, etc.) are explored. Furthermore, we present categorical syllogisms with intermediate quantifiers, like the "MOST …" quantifier. While most of the paper is theoretical and intended to stimulate psychological studies, we also summarize our empirical studies on human nonmonotonic reasoning.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/pb-45-1-71 | Journal eISSN: 0033-2879
Language: English
Published on: Mar 1, 2005
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2005 Niki Pfeifer, Gernot D. Kleiter, published by Ubiquity Press
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.