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Hardcover | 31 July 1997

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This text explores the applicability of current work in nonmonotonic logic to normative reasoning. Classical deontic logic is monotonic, meaning that any conclusion derivable from some set of premises remains derivable when new premises are added. But normative reasoning involves prima facie obligations, conditional obligations, and the precedence of one normative principle over another. An acceptable argument may be defeated by a new line of reasoning when new information activates competing normative principles. The failure of classical deontic logic to model these features leads to paradoxes, and moral theorists generally respond by ignoring deontic logic. The volume presents new models for normative reasoning relevant to philosophy, law, management and artificial intelligence. Researchers in moral theory, philosophical logic, philosophy of law, legal reasoning, organizational theory in business, decision support systems, expert systems, knowledge representation, deontic logic, nonmonotonic logic, and automated reasoning should find this text of interest.

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Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction	p. 1
Nonmonotonic Foundations for Deontic Logic	p. 17
Deontic Logics of Defeasibility	p. 45
Systematic Frame Constants in Defeasible Deontic Logic	p. 59
The Many Faces of Defeasibility in Defeasible Deontic Logic	p. 79
Deontic Logic Viewed as Defeasible Reasoning	p. 123
Reasons to Think and Act	p. 139
Common Sense Obligation	p. 159
Defeasible Reasoning and Moral Dilemmas	p. 205
Dyadic Deontic Logic and Contrary-to-Duty Obligations	p. 223
Defeasible Reasoning with Legal Rules	p. 263
Apparent Obligation	p. 287
A New Approach to Contrary-to-Duty Obligations	p. 317
Alchourron and Von Wright on Conflict Among Norms	p. 345
Index	p. 353
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