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- Title
JuDAS: a theory of rational belief revision.
- Authors
Haas, Gordian
- Abstract
Although the AGM theory established a paradigm for the theory of belief revision, which is generally regarded as a kind of standard in the field, it is also frequently criticized as inadequate because it neglects justificational structures. Other theories of belief revision are similarly remiss in this regard. So far, little has been done to address this shortcoming. This paper aims to fill this gap. Following a critical analysis of the AGM theory, a justification operator is introduced as a formal means to incorporate justificational structures into a belief revision theory. An AGM style belief revision theory is proposed that is based on such a justification operator. The theory is presented in an axiomatic form. Representation theorems link the axioms with constructive belief change mechanisms. The proposed theory addresses the problems of the AGM theory and similar approaches that neglect justificational structures.
- Subjects
JUDAS Iscariot; REVISIONS; CRITICAL analysis; CHANGE theory; AXIOMATIC design
- Publication
Synthese, 2020, Vol 197, Issue 11, p5027
- ISSN
0039-7857
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11229-018-01958-0