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In this paper we concentrate on the nature of the liar paradox asa cognitive entity; a consistently testable configuration of properties. We elaborate further on a quantum mechanical model (Aerts, Broekaert and Smets, 1999) that has been... more
In this paper we concentrate on the nature of the liar paradox asa cognitive entity; a consistently testable configuration of properties. We elaborate further on a quantum mechanical model (Aerts, Broekaert and Smets, 1999) that has been proposed to analyze the dynamics involved, and we focus on the interpretation and concomitant philosophical picture. Some conclusions we draw from our model favor an effective realistic interpretation of cognitive reality.
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Research Interests: Mathematics, Theoretical Physics, Logic, Foundations of Quantum Mechanics, Quantum Logic, and 13 moreHigher Order Thinking, Mathematical Sciences, Physical sciences, Key words, First-Order Logic, Quantum Computer, Quantum Dynamics, First Order Logic, Hilbert Space, Representation Theorem, Transition Systems, Dynamic Quantum Logic, and Higher order
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Although we applaud the interactivist approach to language and communication taken in the target article, we notice that Shanker & King (S&K) give little attention to the theoretical frameworks developed by dynamical system theorists. We... more
Although we applaud the interactivist approach to language and communication taken in the target article, we notice that Shanker & King (S&K) give little attention to the theoretical frameworks developed by dynamical system theorists. We point out how the dynamical idea of causality, viewed as multidirectional across multiple scales of organization, could further strengthen the position taken in the target article.
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0. General Introduction D. Aerts. 1. Editorial introduction: Blurring the Colors of 'Einstein meets Magritte' S. Smets, et al. 2. Participating in the World: Research and Education in a Changing Society D. Aerts. 3. Science,... more
0. General Introduction D. Aerts. 1. Editorial introduction: Blurring the Colors of 'Einstein meets Magritte' S. Smets, et al. 2. Participating in the World: Research and Education in a Changing Society D. Aerts. 3. Science, Philosophy and Society A. Ambrogi. 4. Science: Searching for the Soul? M.A. Anees. 5. Realism as a new Philosophy of Social Science P. Baert. 6. The Cognitive Revolution and 21st Century Enlightenment: Towards a Contemporary Evolutionary Progressive World View J.L. Bernheim. 7. Mac meets Philip II: The Changing Technological Discourse in Mexico H. Castanos-Lomnitz. 8. Mea Culpa: Formal Education and the Dis-Integrated World B.P. Coppola, D.S. Daniels. 9. Art Academies, Cultural Copying Fidelity and Society: Later European Visual Representation as a Predatory Phenomenon B. Cullen. 10. Perspective Unity: Nietzsche and the Politics of International Health J.W. Douard, Y.B. Panisset. 11. Let's Try and Pair Contradictory Pairs: Notes on the Dynamics of Antagonistic Cognition M.-C. Dupre. 12. Control, Contestation, Collaboration: The Anorexic Body and a Rescripting of Psychiatry S. Fuller. 13. Small Innovation Firms in a Transition Economy N.B. Isakova. 14. Science and Technology in Transition: The Polish Case A.H. Jasinski. 15. The Information Superhighway: The Atom-bomb of the 90's N. Repenning. 16. Persons, Lives and Histories: An Attempt to a Critique of the Study of (Single) Persons in Psychohistory and Political Psychology E. Rosseel.17. Wallerstein's World-System Analysis: A Critical Assessment J.-L. Van Belle. 18. The Emergence of a Learning Society in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities L. Van Langenhove. 19. The Media, the Public Sphere and Talk Shows H. Verstraeten. 20. Science, Fiction & the Appeal of Complexity A. Vranckx. Index.
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Current research in Logic is no longer confined to the traditional study of logical consequence or valid inference. As can be witnessed by the range of topics covered in this special issue, the subject matter of logic encompasses several... more
Current research in Logic is no longer confined to the traditional study of logical consequence or valid inference. As can be witnessed by the range of topics covered in this special issue, the subject matter of logic encompasses several kinds of informational processes ranging ...
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As usually considered in Social Choice theory, the problem of preference aggregation is to find a natural and fair merge operation (subject to various naturalness or fairness conditions), for ag-gregating the agents' preferences... more
As usually considered in Social Choice theory, the problem of preference aggregation is to find a natural and fair merge operation (subject to various naturalness or fairness conditions), for ag-gregating the agents' preferences into a single group preference. Depending on the ...
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We give a logical analysis of quantum measurements as forms of infor-mation update. We enumerate some of the lessons that Logic can learn from Quantum Mechanics: (1) the importance of logical dynamics; (2) the fact that quantum physics... more
We give a logical analysis of quantum measurements as forms of infor-mation update. We enumerate some of the lessons that Logic can learn from Quantum Mechanics: (1) the importance of logical dynamics; (2) the fact that quantum physics does not require ...
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Proefschrift ter verkrijging van de graad van Doctor in de Wijsbegeerte Akademiejaar 2000-2001 Promotor: Jean Paul Van Bendegem Copromotor: Dirk Aerts ... The author is research assistant at Flanders' Fund for Scientific Research ...... more
Proefschrift ter verkrijging van de graad van Doctor in de Wijsbegeerte Akademiejaar 2000-2001 Promotor: Jean Paul Van Bendegem Copromotor: Dirk Aerts ... The author is research assistant at Flanders' Fund for Scientific Research ... 2.1 Why Realism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Abstract. We present a logic of conditional doxastic actions, obtained by incorporating ideas from belief revision theory into the usual dynamic logic of epistemic actions. We do this by extending to actions the setting of epistemic... more
Abstract. We present a logic of conditional doxastic actions, obtained by incorporating ideas from belief revision theory into the usual dynamic logic of epistemic actions. We do this by extending to actions the setting of epistemic plausibility models, developed in Baltag and Smets ...
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In this paper, we develop a notion of doxastic actions, general enough to cover all examples of commu-nication actions and most other belief-changing actions encountered in the literature, but also flexible enough to deal with the issue... more
In this paper, we develop a notion of doxastic actions, general enough to cover all examples of commu-nication actions and most other belief-changing actions encountered in the literature, but also flexible enough to deal with the issue of (static and dynamic) revision of ...
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We present a framework for epistemic logic, modeling the logical aspects of System 1 (“fast”) and System 2 (“slow”) cognitive processes, as per dual process theories of reasoning. The framework combines non-normal worlds semantics with... more
We present a framework for epistemic logic, modeling the logical aspects of System 1 (“fast”) and System 2 (“slow”) cognitive processes, as per dual process theories of reasoning. The framework combines non-normal worlds semantics with the techniques of Dynamic Epistemic Logic. It models non-logically-omniscient, but moderately rational agents: their System 1 makes fast sense of incoming information by integrating it on the basis of their background knowledge and beliefs. Their System 2 allows them to slowly, step-wise unpack some of the logical consequences of such knowledge and beliefs, by paying a cognitive cost . The framework is applied to three instances of limited rationality, widely discussed in cognitive psychology: Stereotypical Thinking, the Framing Effect, and the Anchoring Effect.
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We present a framework for epistemic logic, modeling the logical aspects of System 1 ("fast") and System 2 ("slow") cognitive processes, as per dual process theories of reasoning. The framework combines non-normal worlds semantics with... more
We present a framework for epistemic logic, modeling the logical aspects of System 1 ("fast") and System 2 ("slow") cognitive processes, as per dual process theories of reasoning. The framework combines non-normal worlds semantics with the techniques of Dynamic Epistemic Logic. It models non-logically-omniscient, but moderately rational agents: their System 1 makes fast sense of incoming information by integrating it on the basis of their background knowledge and beliefs. Their System 2 allows them to slowly, step-wise unpack some of the logical consequences of such knowledge and beliefs, by paying a cognitive cost. The framework is applied to three instances of limited rationality, widely discussed in cognitive psychology: Stereotypical Thinking, the Framing Effect, and the Anchoring Effect.