Pure Inductive Logic

Pure Inductive Logic
Author: Jeffrey Paris
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2015-04-02
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1316393070

Pure inductive logic is the study of rational probability treated as a branch of mathematical logic. This monograph, the first devoted to this approach, brings together the key results from the past seventy years plus the main contributions of the authors and their collaborators over the last decade to present a comprehensive account of the discipline within a single unified context. The exposition is structured around the traditional bases of rationality, such as avoiding Dutch Books, respecting symmetry and ignoring irrelevant information. The authors uncover further rationality concepts, both in the unary and in the newly emerging polyadic languages, such as conformity, spectrum exchangeability, similarity and language invariance. For logicians with a mathematical grounding, this book provides a complete self-contained course on the subject, taking the reader from the basics up to the most recent developments. It is also a useful reference for a wider audience from philosophy and computer science.

Lectures on Inductive Logic

Lectures on Inductive Logic
Author: Jon Williamson
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 253
Release: 2017-01-19
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0191644552

Logic is a field studied mainly by researchers and students of philosophy, mathematics and computing. Inductive logic seeks to determine the extent to which the premisses of an argument entail its conclusion, aiming to provide a theory of how one should reason in the face of uncertainty. It has applications to decision making and artificial intelligence, as well as how scientists should reason when not in possession of the full facts. In this book, Jon Williamson embarks on a quest to find a general, reasonable, applicable inductive logic (GRAIL), all the while examining why pioneers such as Ludwig Wittgenstein and Rudolf Carnap did not entirely succeed in this task. Along the way he presents a general framework for the field, and reaches a new inductive logic, which builds upon recent developments in Bayesian epistemology (a theory about how strongly one should believe the various propositions that one can express). The book explores this logic in detail, discusses some key criticisms, and considers how it might be justified. Is this truly the GRAIL? Although the book presents new research, this material is well suited to being delivered as a series of lectures to students of philosophy, mathematics, or computing and doubles as an introduction to the field of inductive logic

Studies in Inductive Logic and Probability, Volume I

Studies in Inductive Logic and Probability, Volume I
Author: Rudolf Carnap
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2023-11-15
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0520334256

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1971.

Pure Inductive Logic

Pure Inductive Logic
Author: Jeffrey Paris
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2015-04-02
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 1107042305

A self-contained guide to pure inductive logic, the study of rational probability treated as a branch of mathematical logic.

Logic and Its Applications

Logic and Its Applications
Author: Sujata Ghosh
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2016-12-25
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 366254069X

This book collects the refereed proceedings of the 7th Indian Conference on Logic and Its Applications, ICLA 2017, held in Mumbai, India, in January 2017. The volume contains 13 full revised papers along with 4 invited talks presented at the conference. The aim of this conference series is to bring together researchers from a wide variety of fields in which formal logic plays a significant role. Areas of interest include mathematical and philosophical logic, computer science logic, foundations and philosophy of mathematics and the sciences, use of formal logic in areas of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence, logic and linguistics, and the relationship between logic and other branches of knowledge. Of special interest are studies in systems of logic in the Indian tradition, and historical research on logic.

Abduction and Induction

Abduction and Induction
Author: P.A. Flach
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2013-04-18
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9401706069

From the very beginning of their investigation of human reasoning, philosophers have identified two other forms of reasoning, besides deduction, which we now call abduction and induction. Deduction is now fairly well understood, but abduction and induction have eluded a similar level of understanding. The papers collected here address the relationship between abduction and induction and their possible integration. The approach is sometimes philosophical, sometimes that of pure logic, and some papers adopt the more task-oriented approach of AI. The book will command the attention of philosophers, logicians, AI researchers and computer scientists in general.

Logic and Its Applications

Logic and Its Applications
Author: Mohua Banerjee
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2010-12-14
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3642180256

Edited in collaboration with FoLLI, the Association of Logic, Language and Information, this book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th Indian Conference on Logic and Its Applications, ICLA 2011, held in Delhi, India, in January 2011. The 14 revised full papers presented together with 3 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 34 submissions. The papers present current research in all aspects of formal logic ranging from pure and applied logic to history of logic.