Some Remarks on the Place of Logic in Knowledge Representation

Citation

Israel, D. J. Some Remarks on the Place of Logic in Knowledge Representation. IEEE Computer, vol. 16, no. 10, Oct 1983.

Abstract

What is the place of logic in knowledge representation? It is argued that the answer to this question depends on what one means by logic. Various alternative conceptions are briefly scouted, with an eye to separating out what are, in fact, separate issues.


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