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From Propositional Logic to Plausible Reasoning: A Uniqueness Theorem

Kevin S. Van Horn

International Journal of Approximate Reasoning 88 (2017), 309--332
Submitted to Int'l Journal of Approximate Reasoning

Résumé : We consider the question of extending propositional logic to a logic of plausible reasoning, and posit four requirements that any such extension should satisfy. Each is a requirement that some property of classical propositional logic be preserved in the extended logic; as such, the requirements are simpler and less problematic than those used in Cox's Theorem and its variants. As with Cox's Theorem, our requirements imply that the extended logic must be isomorphic to (finite-set) probability theory. We also obtain specific numerical values for the probabilities, recovering the classical definition of probability as a theorem, with truth assignments that satisfy the premise playing the role of the "possible cases."

Soumis à arXiv le 16 Jui. 2017