Coherence as Constraint Satisfaction
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This paper provides a computational characterization of coherence that applies to a wide range of philosophical problems and psychological phenomena. Maximizing coherence is a matter of maximizing satisfaction of a set of positive and negative constraints. After comparing five algorithms for maximizing coherence, we show how our characterization of coherence overcomes traditional philosophical objections about circularity and truth.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Cognitive Science
دوره 22 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998