Agenda Relevance: A Study in Formal Pragmatics

Preface. I. Logic. 1. Introduction 2. Practical Logic 2.1 PLCS and Cognitive Systems 2.2 Practical Reasoning 2.3 Practical Agency 2.4 Practical Logics 2.4.1 The Method of Intuitions 2.5 Allied Disciplines 2.6 Psychologism 2.6.1 Issues in Cognitive Science 3. Logical Agents 3.1 Heuristics and Limitations 3.2 Three Problems 3.2.1 The Complexity Problem 3.2.2 The Approximation Problem 3.2.3 The Consequence Problem 3.2.4 Truth Conditions, Rules and State Conditions 3.2.5 Rules Redux 3.2.6 Logics for Down Below 4. Formal Pragmatics 4.1 Pragmatics 4.2 Theoretical Recalcitrance 4.3 Analysis II. Conceptual Models for Relevance 5. Propositional Relevance 5.1 Introductory Remark 5.2 Propositional Relevance 5.3 Legal Relevance 5.4 Topical Relevance 5.5 Topical Relevance and Computation 5.6 Targets for a Theory of Relevance 5.7 Freeman and Cohen 5.7.1 Freeman 5.7.2 Cohen 6. Contextual Effects 6.1 Introductory Remarks 6.2 Contextual Effects 6.3 In The Head 6.4 Inconsistency Management 6.4.1 Bounded Rationality 6.5 Is Inconsistency Pervasive? 6.5.1 A Case in Point: Mechanizing Cognition 6.6 Further Difficulties 6.7 Reclaiming SW-Relevance? 6.8 The Grice Condition 6.8.1 Relevance To and For 7. Agenda Relevance 7.1 Adequacy Conditions 7.2 The Basic Idea 7.2.1 Causality 7.3 Belief 7.4 Corroboration 7.5 Probability 7.6 Agendas: A First Pass 7.7 Cognitive Agency 7.8 Propositional Relevance Revisited 8. Agendas 8.1 Plans 8.2 Representation 8.3 Agendas Again 8.3.1 Agendas: Transparent and Tacit 8.4 MEM and KARO-agendas 8.4.1 MEM Agendas 8.5 A Formal Interlude 9. Adequacy Conditions Fulfilled? 9.1 Subjective Relevance 9.2 Meta-agendas 9.3 Comparative Relevance 9.4 Hyper-relevance 9.5 Hunches 9.6 Misinformation 9.7 Dialectical Relevance 9.7.1 Fallacies of Relevance 9.8 Semantic Distribution 9.9 Relevant Logic, Pittsburgh Style 9.10 Revision and Update 9.11 The Relevant Thing 10. Objective Relevance 10.1 Normative Theories 10.2 Relevance Naturalized? 10.2.1 Reflective Equilibrium 10.3 Objective Relevance 10.4 Modularity 10.5 Inference 10.6 Reconsidering Normative Relevance 10.7 Schizophrenia 10.8 Reprise III. Formal Models for Relevance 11. A Logic for Agenda Relevance 11.1 Conceptual Analysis 11.1.1 Complexity, Approximation and Consequence 11.2 Formalization 11.3 Overview of the Model 11.4 How to Proceed 11.4.1 Bidirectional Coverage and Fit 12. A General Theory of Logical Systems 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Logical Systems 12.3 Examples of Logical Systems 12.4 Refining the Notion of a Logical System 12.4.1 Structured Consequence 12.4.2 Algorithmic Structured Consequence Relation 12.4.3 Mechanisms 12.4.4 Modes of Evaluation 12.4.5 TAR-Logics (Time, Action and Revision) 13. Labelled Deductive Systems 13.1 Introduction 13.2 Labelled Deduction 13.2.1 Labelled Deduction Rules 13.2.2 Non-classical Use of Labels 13.2.3 The Theory of Labelled Deductive Systems 13.2.4 Hunches and Guesses 13.2.5 Contextual Effects 14. Relevance Logics 14.1 Introduction 14.2 Anderson--Belnap Relevant Logic 14.3 Formulation of AB Relevance 14.4 Properties of the Goal Directed Formulation 14.5 Deductive Relevance 14.6 The Cut Rule for Deductive Relevance 15. Formal Model of Agenda Relevance 15.1 Introduction 15.2 The Simple Agenda Model 15.3 Intermediate Agenda Model 15.4 Case Studies 16. Conclusion 16.1 Introduction 16.2 Quantification 16.3 Some Tail Ends Bibliography Index