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Pertinence and Causality (1999)
| Venue: | IN WORKING NOTES OF 3RD WORKSHOP ON NONMONOTONIC REASONING, ACTION, AND CHANGE (NRAC |
| Citations: | 8 - 5 self |
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@INPROCEEDINGS{Otero99pertinenceand,
author = {Ramon P. Otero and Pedro Cabalar},
title = {Pertinence and Causality},
booktitle = {IN WORKING NOTES OF 3RD WORKSHOP ON NONMONOTONIC REASONING, ACTION, AND CHANGE (NRAC},
year = {1999},
pages = {111--119},
publisher = {}
}
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Abstract
This paper studies the introduction of causality into a logical representation as an embodied ontological feature per se. Technically, this purpose is achieved by introducing the concept of pertinence as an extra valuation of atoms, parallel to the classical truth valuation. Based on this idea, we propose a narrative-based actions formalism which captures at once several aspects of reasoning about change, providing a simple and elegant solution to the frame and the ramification problems. Finally, we compare this approach to other recent proposals for causal action theories.
