My aim in this paper is to make and defend three claims. First, it is incumbent on the knowledge representation and nonmonotonic communities to demonstrate that their ideas will eventually lead to improvements in the performance of implemented systems. Second , a reasonable working deenition of \com-monsense" reasoning is that it is the process of using polynomial techniques to convert a large ...

>Inferenccs based on metaphors appear to play a major role in human common sense reasoning. This paper identifies and analyzes general inference patterns based upon ur Jerlying metaphors, in particular the pervasive balance principle. Strategies for metapnor comprehension are explored, and analogical mapping structures are proposed as a means of representing metaphorical relationships between d...

22 In order to respond to the new challenges of medical care, it may be necessary to change the organization of health care services. It would undoubtedly be easier to commence from simple, agile, and flexible structures. However, this is not the case of Spanish hospitals which, although they have attained a scientific stature comparable to that of other countries, have a complex, rigid, and se...

22 In order to respond to the new challenges of medical care, it may be necessary to change the organization of health care services. It would undoubtedly be easier to commence from simple, agile, and flexible structures. However, this is not the case of Spanish hospitals which, although they have attained a scientific stature comparable to that of other countries, have a complex, rigid, and se...

Mma Ramotswe, only begetter and proprietrix of the No 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, Botswana’s only private detective agency for the problems of ladies (and others), rarely had cause to consult her general practitioner. This doctor was called Dr Leonard Modisapodi, a man of modest tastes and quiet demeanour, who lived in a small house just off the Gaborone end of the Tlokweng Road. Mma Ramotswe a...

Back of the envelope reasoning involves generating quantitative answers in situations where exact data and models are unavailable and where available data is often incomplete and/or inconsistent. A rough estimate generated quickly is more valuable and useful than a detailed analysis, which might be unnecessary, impractical, or impossible because the situation does not provide enough time, infor...