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100 1 _aKowalski, Robert,
_eauthor.
_974399
245 1 0 _aComputational logic and human thinking :
_bhow to be artificially intelligent /
_cRobert Kowalski.
246 3 _aComputational Logic & Human Thinking
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2011.
300 _a1 online resource (xxii, 310 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
505 0 _aIntroduction -- 1. Logic on the underground -- 2. The psychology of logic -- 3. The fox and the crow -- 4. Search -- 5. Negation as failure -- 6. How to become a British citizen -- 7. The louse and the Mars explorer -- 8. Maintenance goals as the driving force of life -- 9. The meaning of life -- 10. Abduction -- 11. The prisoner's dilemma -- 12. Motivations matter -- 13. The changing world -- 14. Logic and objects -- 15. Biconditionals -- 16. Computational logic and the selection task -- 17. Meta-logic -- Conclusions of the book.
520 _aThe practical benefits of computational logic need not be limited to mathematics and computing. As this book shows, ordinary people in their everyday lives can profit from the recent advances that have been developed for artificial intelligence. The book draws upon related developments in various fields from philosophy to psychology and law. It pays special attention to the integration of logic with decision theory, and the use of logic to improve the clarity and coherence of communication in natural languages such as English. This book is essential reading for teachers and researchers who may be out of touch with the latest developments in computational logic. It will also be useful in any undergraduate course that teaches practical thinking, problem solving or communication skills. Its informal presentation makes the book accessible to readers from any background, but optional, more formal, chapters are also included for those who are more technically oriented.
650 0 _aComputational intelligence.
_97716
650 0 _aLogic, Symbolic and mathematical
_xFamous problems.
_974400
650 0 _aRhetoric
_xMathematics.
_974401
650 0 _aCommunication
_xPhilosophy.
_974402
650 0 _aReasoning.
_922773
650 0 _aCritical thinking.
_921239
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521194822
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511984747
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