Consistency defaults

Paolo Liberatore

Studia Logica

A consistency default is a propositional inference rule that asserts the consistency of a formula in its consequence. Consistency defaults allow for a straightforward encoding of domains in which it is explicitely known when something is possible. The logic of consistency defaults can be seen as a variant of cumulative default logic or as a generalization of justified default logic; it is also able to simulate Reiter default logic in the seminormal case. A semantical characterization of consistency defaults in terms of processes and in terms of a fixpoint equation is given, as well as a normal form.


 @article{libe-07,
 title = {Consistency defaults},
 year = {2007},
 author = {Liberatore, Paolo},
 journal = {Studia Logica},
 pages = {89-110},
 number = {1},
 volume = {86},
 }
 
doi: 10.1007/s11225-007-9047-8