Skepticism and floating conclusions
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The purpose of this paper is to question some commonly accepted patterns of reasoning involving nonmonotonic logics that generate multiple extensions. In particular, I argue that the phenomenon of floating conclusions indicates a problem with the view that the skeptical consequences of such theories should be identified with the statements that are supported by each of their various extensions. 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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Skepticism and Floating
The purpose of this paper is to question some commonly accepted patterns of reasoning involving nonmonotonic logics that generate multiple extensions. In particular, I argue that the phenomenon of oating conclusions indicates a problem with the view that the skeptical consequences of such theories should be identi ed with the statements that are supported by each of their various extensions.
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تاریخ انتشار 2002