Formal Methods in Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence has recently turned to formal logic in the search for powerful yet well-behaved knowledge representation languages. This book covers the background of classical logic including the major meta-theorems and the state of the art in theorem proving including Bibel''s connection method. Also covered are the advanced adaptations of classical logic now being used in artificial intelligence - temporal and modal logics reason maintenance and intensional logic. First published in 1988 the book covers a wider range of topics than the currently available books in this area and is more directly aimed at workers in artificial intelligence.