Linguistique de l’écrit

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234544

The little nell problem

reasonable and resolute maintenance of agent intentions

Richmond H. Thomason

pp. 433-440

Résumé

The Little Nell Problem was formulated by Drew McDermott in 1982. It reveals unexpected complexities in the interaction of the beliefs and intentions of a planning agent. This paper discusses the problem and proposes a solution.

Détails de la publication

Publié dans:

Huneman Philippe, Kostić Daniel (2018) Mechanistic and topological explanations. Synthese 195 (1).

Pages: 433-440

DOI: 10.1007/s11229-016-1229-3

Citation complète:

Thomason Richmond H., 2018, The little nell problem: reasonable and resolute maintenance of agent intentions. Synthese 195 (1), Mechanistic and topological explanations, 433-440. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-016-1229-3.