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| Reasoning: Reasoning is the process by which one reaches conclusions. Conclusions are the results drawn from the premises or statements in a logical argument. They represent the final judgments made based on the information provided. See also Inference, Conclusions, Logic, Premises._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Marvin Minsky on Reasoning - Dictionary of Arguments
I 187 Reasoning/common sense/Artificial Intelligence/Minsky: Here's a rule that's part of ordinary common sense: If A depends on B, and B depends on C, then — clearly — A depends on C. The chain containing walk, drive, and fly may appear to use several different kinds of links. But although they differ in regard to vehicles, they all refer to paths through space. For generations, scientists and philosophers have tried to explain ordinary reasoning in terms of logical principles — with virtually no success. I suspect this enterprise failed because it was looking in the wrong direction: common sense works so well not because it is an approximation of logic; logic is only a small part of our great accumulation of different, useful ways to chain things together. >Logic/Minsky._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Minsky I Marvin Minsky The Society of Mind New York 1985 Minsky II Marvin Minsky Semantic Information Processing Cambridge, MA 2003 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-16