Obligation as Optimal Goal Satisfaction

Formalising deontic concepts, such as obligation, prohibition and permission, is normally carried out in a modal logic with a possible world semantics, in which some worlds are better than others. The main focus in these logics is on inferring logical consequences, for example inferring that the obl...

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Published in:	Journal of philosophical logic Vol. 47; no. 4; pp. 579 - 609
Main Authors:	Kowalski, Robert, Satoh, Ken
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Springer 01.08.2018 Springer Netherlands Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Cognition Education Logic Philosophy Reasoning Semantics Abductive logic programming Contrary-to-duty obligations Normative conflicts Goals Preferences Deontic logic
ISSN:	0022-3611, 1573-0433
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