Contraction: On the decision-theoretical origins of minimal change and entrenchment

DOI10.1007/s11229-005-0351-4zbMath1111.03015OpenAlexW2010370375MaRDI QIDQ857687

N. E. Zubov

Publication date: 20 December 2006

Published in: Synthese (Search for Journal in Brave)

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zbMATH Keywords

decision theorycontractionbelief revisionbelief changeentrenchmentwithdrawalinformation value of a belief

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Philosophical and critical aspects of logic and foundations (03A05) Logics of knowledge and belief (including belief change) (03B42)

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