Probabilistic reasoning in a classical logic

نویسندگان

  • Kee Siong Ng
  • John W. Lloyd
چکیده

We offer a view on how probability is related to logic. Specifically, we argue against the widely held belief that standard classical logics have no direct way of modelling the certainty of assumptions in theories and no direct way of stating the certainty of theorems proved from these (uncertain) assumptions. The argument rests on the observation that probability densities, being functions, can be represented and reasoned with naturally and directly in (classical) higher-order logic.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • J. Applied Logic

دوره 7  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009