J. van Brakel (1992) The Complete Description of the Frame Problem
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Psycoloquy 3(60): The Complete Description of the Frame Problem
THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION OF THE FRAME PROBLEM
Review of Ford & Hayes on the Frame-Problem
J. van Brakel
Department of Philosophy
University of Utrecht
P.O. Box 80.126
3508 TC Utrecht (Netherlands)
telephone -31.3402.43912
telefax -31.30.532816
brakel@phil.ruu.nl
Abstract
This is primarily a critical discussion of Ford & Hayes
(1991; for PSYCOLOQUY Summary, see Hayes 1992), taking into account
other recent literature on the frame problem. [References to
chapters and pages in the Ford & Hayes volume are given in square
brackets.]
Keywords
Frame-problem, artificial intelligence, temporal logics,
independent persistence, attention, Hume, dynamic frames,
qualification problem.
References
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