Monotonicity in practical reasoning

Argumentation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 335-346

  Ferguson, Kenneth G ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Default logic; Exceptions; Monotonicity; Practical generalizations; Validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749345770     PISSN: 0920427X     EISSN: 15728374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025164703468     Document Type: Article

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