Qualitative models of rationality: Philosophical foundations and applications

这个项目旨在建立一个可行的和有吸引力的选择理性的定性方法。理性的数学模型旨在形式化良好推理和决策的规则，传统上假设信念和欲望总是以精确的、可量化的置信度和价值给出。这种假设是令人难以置信的强大，替代，定性框架已经开发出来，以处理它失败的常见情况。然而，这些措施仍然不完整，其基础也不清楚。该项目将解决它们的遗漏，确保它们的概念基础，并利用它们来澄清和解决长期存在的哲学问题。

This project aims to establish the qualitative approach to rationality as a viable and attractive choice. Mathematical models of rationality, which aim to formalise the rules of good reasoning and decision making, traditionally assume that beliefs and desires are always given in precise, quantifiable degrees of confidence and value. This assumption is implausibly strong, and alternative, qualitative frameworks have been developed to handle the frequent situations in which it fails. These, however, remain incomplete and their foundations poorly understood. The project will address their omissions, secure their conceptual underpinnings and use them to clarify and resolve long-standing philosophical problems.