Circumscription Logic: Fundamentals and Applications

John McCarthy developed the non-monotonic logic known as circumscription in order to codify the common sense assumption that things would be as expected until they are specifically stated to be otherwise. McCarthy eventually made use of circumscription in an effort to resolve the frame issue. McCarthy extended first-order logic in order to permit the minimizing of the extension of specific predicates. The extension of a predicate is defined as the set of tuples of values that the predicate is true on. McCarthy did this in order to implement circumscription in the original articulation of his theory. This method of reduction is analogous to the closed-world assumption, which states that everything that cannot be proven to be true must be untrue.

How You Will Benefit

(I) Insights, and validations about the following topics:

Chapter 1: Circumscription (logic)

Chapter 2: First-order logic

Chapter 3: Frame problem

Chapter 4: Propositional calculus

Chapter 5: Relational model

Chapter 6: Proposition

Chapter 7: Open formula

Chapter 8: Predicate (mathematical logic)

Chapter 9: Default logic

Chapter 10: Closed-world assumption

(II) Answering the public top questions about circumscription logic.

(III) Real world examples for the usage of circumscription logic in many fields.

(IV) 17 appendices to explain, briefly, 266 emerging technologies in each industry to have 360-degree full understanding of circumscription logic' technologies.

Who This Book Is For

Professionals, undergraduate and graduate students, enthusiasts, hobbyists, and those who want to go beyond basic knowledge or information for any kind of circumscription logic.