A theory of hierarchical consequence and conditionals
Dov Gabbay (LIF), Karl Schlechta (LIF)
TL;DR
This paper introduces a new formal framework combining A-ranked preferential structures with accessibility relations to model and analyze contrary to duty obligations.
Contribution
It presents a novel formal model for hierarchical consequence and conditionals, with proven representation results.
Findings
Formalizes contrary to duty obligations
Develops A-ranked preferential structures with accessibility
Provides representation theorems for the framework
Abstract
We introduce A-ranked preferential structures and combine them with an accessibility relation. This framework allows us to formalize contrary to duty obligations. Representation results are proved.
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