Setting and Revising Goals

Logic, Argumentation and Reasoning

Volumn 10, Issue , 2016, Pages 171-188

  Edvardsson Björnberg, Karin ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Belief change; Evidence; Goal revision; Goal setting; Intentions; Justification; Reasons

Indexed keywords

EID: 85061422091     PISSN: 22149120     EISSN: 22149139     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-30549-3_7     Document Type: Chapter

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