Generic Inference

Author : R.H. Johnson,H.J. Ohlbach,Dov M. Gabbay,John Woods
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 508 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780080532912

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Handbook of the Logic of Argument and Inference by R.H. Johnson,H.J. Ohlbach,Dov M. Gabbay,John Woods Pdf

The Handbook of the Logic of Argument and Inference is an authoritative reference work in a single volume, designed for the attention of senior undergraduates, graduate students and researchers in all the leading research areas concerned with the logic of practical argument and inference. After an introductory chapter, the role of standard logics is surveyed in two chapters. These chapters can serve as a mini-course for interested readers, in deductive and inductive logic, or as a refresher. Then follow two chapters of criticism; one the internal critique and the other the empirical critique. The first deals with objections to standard logics (as theories of argument and inference) arising from the research programme in philosophical logic. The second canvasses criticisms arising from work in cognitive and experimental psychology. The next five chapters deal with developments in dialogue logic, interrogative logic, informal logic, probability logic and artificial intelligence. The last chapter surveys formal approaches to practical reasoning and anticipates possible future developments. Taken as a whole the Handbook is a single-volume indication of the present state of the logic of argument and inference at its conceptual and theoretical best. Future editions will periodically incorporate significant new developments.

Author : Mateja Jamnik,Yuri Uesaka,Stephanie Elzer Schwartz
Publisher : Springer
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-25
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783319423333

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Diagrammatic Representation and Inference by Mateja Jamnik,Yuri Uesaka,Stephanie Elzer Schwartz Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th InternationalConference on the Theory and Application of Diagrams, Diagrams 2016,held in Philadelphia, PA, USA, in August 2016. The 12 revised full papers and 11 short papers presented together with 5 posters were carefully reviewed and selected from 48 submissions. The papers are organized in the following topical sections: cognitive aspects of diagrams; logic and diagrams; Euler and Venn diagrams; diagrams and education; design principles for diagrams; diagrams layout.

Author : Riccardo Viale,Daniel Andler,Lawrence A. Hirschfeld
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05-13
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781134812707

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Biological and Cultural Bases of Human Inference by Riccardo Viale,Daniel Andler,Lawrence A. Hirschfeld Pdf

Biological and Cultural Bases of Human Inference addresses the interface between social science and cognitive science. In this volume, Viale and colleagues explore which human social cognitive powers evolve naturally and which are influenced by culture. Updating the debate between innatism and culturalism regarding human cognitive abilities, this book represents a much-needed articulation of these diverse bases of cognition. Chapters throughout the book provide social science and philosophical reflections, in addition to the perspective of evolutionary theory and the central assumptions of cognitive science. The overall approach of the text is based on three complementary levels: adult performance, cognitive development, and cultural history and prehistory. Scholars from several disciplines contribute to this volume, including researchers in cognitive, developmental, social and evolutionary psychology, neuropsychology, cognitive anthropology, epistemology, and philosophy of mind. This contemporary, important collection appeals to researchers in the fields of cognitive, social, developmental, and evolutionary psychology and will prove valuable to researchers in the decision sciences.

Author : Thomas Parr,Giovanni Pezzulo,Karl J. Friston
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-03-29
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780262045353

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Active Inference by Thomas Parr,Giovanni Pezzulo,Karl J. Friston Pdf

The first comprehensive treatment of active inference, an integrative perspective on brain, cognition, and behavior used across multiple disciplines. Active inference is a way of understanding sentient behavior—a theory that characterizes perception, planning, and action in terms of probabilistic inference. Developed by theoretical neuroscientist Karl Friston over years of groundbreaking research, active inference provides an integrated perspective on brain, cognition, and behavior that is increasingly used across multiple disciplines including neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy. Active inference puts the action into perception. This book offers the first comprehensive treatment of active inference, covering theory, applications, and cognitive domains. Active inference is a “first principles” approach to understanding behavior and the brain, framed in terms of a single imperative to minimize free energy. The book emphasizes the implications of the free energy principle for understanding how the brain works. It first introduces active inference both conceptually and formally, contextualizing it within current theories of cognition. It then provides specific examples of computational models that use active inference to explain such cognitive phenomena as perception, attention, memory, and planning.

Author : Roland Hausser
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031374999

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Computational Cognition by Roland Hausser Pdf

Modern science is divided into three parts: natural sciences, engineering sciences and humanities. Over the last millennia, natural and engineering sciences evolved a symbiotic relationship, but humanities still stand apart. Today, however, designing and building a talking robot is a comparatively new challenge for which all three branches are needed. Starting from the idea that designing a theory of computational cognition should be as complete as possible, and trying to answer questions such as “Which ontology is required for building a computational cognition?”, the current book integrates interfaces, components, functional flows, data structure, database schema, and algorithms into a coherent system with an extensive range of cognitive functions, and constitutes the background to the book “Ontology of Communication” recently published by the author (Springer, 2023). Part I discusses ontological distinctions between a sign-based and an agent-based approach, and continues with explanations of the data structure, the content-addressable database schema; the time-linear derivations of the speak and the hear mode; resonating content; induction, deduction, and abduction in inferencing, and concludes with a reconstruction of eight classical syllogisms as a test suite for DBS inferencing in the think mode. Part II complements the literal use of language in the speak and hear mode with a reconstruction of syntactic mood adaptations and figurative use. The database schema of DBS is shown to lend itself not only to the tasks of traditional storage and retrieval, but also of reference, coreference, shadowing, coactivation of resonating content, and selective activation. Part III complements the treatment of individual topics in linguistics, philosophy, and cognitive psychology with an overall software structure in the form of three interacting main components, called the interface, the memory, and the production component.

Author : Heinrich Wansing
Publisher : Springer
Page : 469 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2014-11-27
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9783319110417

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Dag Prawitz on Proofs and Meaning by Heinrich Wansing Pdf

This volume is dedicated to Prof. Dag Prawitz and his outstanding contributions to philosophical and mathematical logic. Prawitz's eminent contributions to structural proof theory, or general proof theory, as he calls it, and inference-based meaning theories have been extremely influential in the development of modern proof theory and anti-realistic semantics. In particular, Prawitz is the main author on natural deduction in addition to Gerhard Gentzen, who defined natural deduction in his PhD thesis published in 1934. The book opens with an introductory paper that surveys Prawitz's numerous contributions to proof theory and proof-theoretic semantics and puts his work into a somewhat broader perspective, both historically and systematically. Chapters include either in-depth studies of certain aspects of Dag Prawitz's work or address open research problems that are concerned with core issues in structural proof theory and range from philosophical essays to papers of a mathematical nature. Investigations into the necessity of thought and the theory of grounds and computational justifications as well as an examination of Prawitz's conception of the validity of inferences in the light of three “dogmas of proof-theoretic semantics” are included. More formal papers deal with the constructive behaviour of fragments of classical logic and fragments of the modal logic S4 among other topics. In addition, there are chapters about inversion principles, normalization of p roofs, and the notion of proof-theoretic harmony and other areas of a more mathematical persuasion. Dag Prawitz also writes a chapter in which he explains his current views on the epistemic dimension of proofs and addresses the question why some inferences succeed in conferring evidence on their conclusions when applied to premises for which one already possesses evidence.

Author : Robert Simmons Jr
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 347 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2004-03-11
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9780596552442

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Hardcore Java by Robert Simmons Jr Pdf

Java has quickly become one of the most important languages in programming, particularly for professional and enterprise-level projects. From its infancy as a language primarily used for web applets to its maturity through servlets, Enterprise JavaBeans, and database access, Java has become a complex and robust tool for today's developer.Hardcore Java takes this language and breaks it apart, piece by piece, revealing the important secrets and tricks that will take you from a junior-level programmer to a seasoned and expert developer. You'll fly through the fundamentals and quickly find yourself learning about advanced memory management techniques, optimization and bytecode-level enhancements, and the techniques required to build lightning-fast GUIs. Throughout the book, you'll also master the art of writing and maintaining bulletproof and error-proof code, all while grasping the intricacies of the Java language.Hardcore Java covers: Use of the final keyword to optimize and protect your Java classes. Complete and thorough coverage of all types of nested classes, including how to optimize anonymous and inner classes. Detailed discussion of immutable objects, including unique tips on when to use them (and when not to). Elimination of bugs through exception-handling management. In-depth studies of constants, including their impact on the Java memory model. The most thorough discussion of reflection in print, moving far beyond other books' "Hello World" coverage. Construction and use of dynamic proxies, in both Java Standard and Enterprise editions. Expansive coverage of weak references, including usage patterns and their role in garbage collection and memory management. Hardcore Java is an invaluable addition to every programmer's library, and even the most advanced developers will find themselves moving beyond their own conceptions into truly advanced applications of the language. Thousands of lines of code, heavily commented and easily runnable, illustrate each concept in the book.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 762 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Computer security
ISBN : CORNELL:31924056630498

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14th National Computer Security Conference by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 530 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : UOM:39015077224460

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Philippine Journal of Education by Anonim Pdf

Author : Dieter Fensel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2000-09-27
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783540678168

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Problem-Solving Methods by Dieter Fensel Pdf

This book provides a theory, a formal language, and a practical methodology for the specification, use, and reuse of problem-solving methods. The framework developed by the author characterizes knowledge-based systems as a particular type of software architecture where the applications are developed by integrating generic task specifications, problem solving methods, and domain models: this approach turns knowledge engineering into a software engineering discipline. All in all, this work, as an applicable theory of knowledge engineering, consolidates research work done during several decades. The present popularity of Internet-based services will provide unprecedented opportunities for deploying and sharing knowledge-based services and anybody wanting to participate in this area can learn from this book what knowledge engineering is about.

Author : Cory Butz,Pawan Lingras
Publisher : Springer
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-25
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642210433

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Advances in Artificial Intelligence by Cory Butz,Pawan Lingras Pdf

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 24th Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Canadian AI 2011, held in St. John’s, Canada, in May 2011. The 23 revised full papers presented together with 22 revised short papers and 5 papers from the graduate student symposium were carefully reviewed and selected from 81 submissions. The papers cover a broad range of topics presenting original work in all areas of artificial intelligence, either theoretical or applied.

Author : Ian Griffiths
Publisher : "O'Reilly Media, Inc."
Page : 876 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2024-06-07
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781098158330

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Programming C# 12 by Ian Griffiths Pdf

C# is undeniably one of the most versatile programming languages available to engineers today. With this comprehensive guide, you'll learn just how powerful the combination of C# and .NET can be. Author Ian Griffiths guides you through C# 12.0 and .NET 8 fundamentals and techniques for building cloud, web, and desktop applications. Designed for experienced programmers, this book provides many code examples to help you work with the nuts and bolts of C#, such as generics, LINQ, and asynchronous programming features. You'll get up to speed on .NET 8 and the latest C# 11.0 and 12.0 additions, including generic math, new polymorphism options, enhanced pattern matching, and new features designed to improve productivity. This book helps you: Understand how .NET has changed in recent releases and learn what it means for application development Select the appropriate C# language features for any task Learn when to use the new features and when to stick with older ones Examine the range of functionality in .NET's class libraries Apply these class libraries to practical programming tasks Explore numerous small additions to .NET that improve expressiveness

Author : Marc Pouly,Juerg Kohlas
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781118010860

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Generic Inference by Marc Pouly,Juerg Kohlas Pdf

This book provides a rigorous algebraic study of the most popular inference formalisms with a special focus on their wide application area, showing that all these tasks can be performed by a single generic inference algorithm. Written by the leading international authority on the topic, it includes an algebraic perspective (study of the valuation algebra framework), an algorithmic perspective (study of the generic inference schemes) and a "practical" perspective (formalisms and applications). Researchers in a number of fields including artificial intelligence, operational research, databases and other areas of computer science; graduate students; and professional programmers of inference methods will benefit from this work.

Author : David C. Knill,Whitman Richards
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1996-09-13
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781316582527

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Perception as Bayesian Inference by David C. Knill,Whitman Richards Pdf

Bayesian probability theory has emerged not only as a powerful tool for building computational theories of vision, but also as a general paradigm for studying human visual perception. This 1996 book provides an introduction to and critical analysis of the Bayesian paradigm. Leading researchers in computer vision and experimental vision science describe general theoretical frameworks for modelling vision, detailed applications to specific problems and implications for experimental studies of human perception. The book provides a dialogue between different perspectives both within chapters, which draw on insights from experimental and computational work, and between chapters, through commentaries written by the contributors on each others' work. Students and researchers in cognitive and visual science will find much to interest them in this thought-provoking collection.

Author : Dominik Ślęzak
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 760 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Artificial intelligence
ISBN : 9783540286608

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Rough Sets, Fuzzy Sets, Data Mining, and Granular Computing by Dominik Ślęzak Pdf

This volume contains the papers selected for presentation at the 10th International Conference on Rough Sets, Fuzzy Sets, Data Mining, and Granular Computing, RSFDGrC 2005, organized at the University of Regina, August 31st–September 3rd, 2005.