A Computationally Grounded Logic of Knowledge, Belief and Certainty

Su, K., Sattar, A., Governatori, G. and Chen, Q. (2005). A Computationally Grounded Logic of Knowledge, Belief and Certainty. In: S. Kraus, M. P. Singh, S. Koening, M. Wooldridge, F. Dignum and V. Dignum, Proceedings of the 4th International Joint Conference of Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems. 4th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, Utrecht, The Netherlands, (149-156). 25-29 July, 2005.

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Author Su, K.
Sattar, A.
Governatori, G.
Chen, Q.
Title of paper A Computationally Grounded Logic of Knowledge, Belief and Certainty
Conference Paper Type Fully Published Paper
Conference name 4th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems    (ERA 2010 Rank A)
Conference location Utrecht, The Netherlands
Conference dates 25-29 July, 2005
Proceedings title Proceedings of the 4th International Joint Conference of Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems
Editor S. Kraus
M. P. Singh
S. Koening
M. Wooldridge
F. Dignum
V. Dignum
Place published New York, USA
Publisher ACM Press
Publication date 2005
Volume number 1
ISBN 1-59593-093-0
Start page 149
End page 156
Total pages 8
Collection year 2005
Language eng
Abstract/Summary This paper presents a logic of knowledge, belief and certainty, which allows us to explicitly express the knowledge, belief and certainty of an agent. A computationally grounded model, called interpreted KBC systems, is given for interpreting this logic. The relationships between knowledge, belief and certainty are explored. In particular, certainty entails belief; and to the agent what it is certain of appears to be the knowledge. To formalize those agents that are able to introspect their own belief and certainty, we identify a subclass of interpreted KBC systems, called introspective KBC systems. We provide sound and complete axiomatizations for the logics. We show that the validity problem for the interpreted KBC systems is PSPACE-complete, and the same problem for introspective KBC systems is co-NP complete, thus no harder than that of the propositional logic.
Subjects 280403 Logics and Meanings of Programs
280200 Artificial Intelligence and Signal and Image Processing
E1
700100 Computer Software and Services
Keyword multi modal logics
agents
interpreted systems
belief
certainty
knowledge
Q-Index Code E1
Q-Index Status Provisional Code
Institutional Status UQ
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