In this paper we investigate some of the unconscious mechanisms underlying the process of acquisition of beliefs through perception. The paper outlines the basics of a formal theory of belief that is sensitive to the way in which beliefs are formed through perception. The process of belief acquisition involves a form of inference that is defeasible. We represent this kind of inference by means of well-known techniques of non-monotonic reasoning. In addition, we provides an account of perception that is consistent with the commonsense intuition for how perception functions, i.e., causality.

Reasoning about perception

Musto D.;
1993

Abstract

In this paper we investigate some of the unconscious mechanisms underlying the process of acquisition of beliefs through perception. The paper outlines the basics of a formal theory of belief that is sensitive to the way in which beliefs are formed through perception. The process of belief acquisition involves a form of inference that is defeasible. We represent this kind of inference by means of well-known techniques of non-monotonic reasoning. In addition, we provides an account of perception that is consistent with the commonsense intuition for how perception functions, i.e., causality.
1993
Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "Alessandro Faedo" - ISTI
Inglese
Horty John, Shoham Yoav (eds.)
Reasoning about Mental States - Formal Theories and Applications (Papers from the 1993 Spring Symposium)
1993-AAAI Spring Symposium
90
95
6
978-0-929280-43-1
http://www.aaai.org/Library/Symposia/Spring/ss93-05.php
AAAI Press
Menlo Park [CA]
STATI UNITI D'AMERICA
March 23-25, 1993
Palo Alto, CA
Artificial intelligence
Technical Report SS-93-05 (Papers from the AAAI Spring Symposium: Reasoning about Mental States - Formal Theories and Applications; John Horty and Yoav Shoham, ProgramChairs): This technical report focuses on formalisms for reasoning about mentalistic notions, and also the design of systems that rely on or incorporate such notions. The aim of the preliminary papers in this report is to help focus research on the development of precise theories for reasoning about a variety of mental states. ISBN 978-0-929280-43-1 (http://www.aaai.org/Press/Reports/Symposia/Spring/ss-93-05.php)
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Musto, D.; Konolige, K.
273
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