Non-Monotonic Reasoning [electronic resource] : 2nd International Workshop Grassau, FRG, June 13–15, 1988 Proceedings / edited by M. Reinfrank, J. Kleer, M. L. Ginsberg, E. Sandewall.

General theory of cumulative inference -- New results on semantical nonmonotonic reasoning -- The semantics of non-monotonic entailment defined using partial interpretations -- Hierarchic autoepistemic theories for nonmonotonic reasoning: Preliminary report -- Autoepistemic stable closures and contradiction resolution -- Compiling circumscriptive theories into logic programs -- A circumscriptive theorem prover -- The complexity of Model-Preference Default theories -- Massively parallel Assumption-based Truth Maintenance -- An extended basic ATMS -- A nonmonotonic logic for reasoning about speech acts and belief revision -- Autoepistemic logic and formalization of commonsense reasoning preliminary report -- Nonmonotonic reasoning in temporal domains: The knowledge independence problem -- Benchmark problems for formal nonmonotonic reasoning -- Logics for inheritance theory.

This volume contains revised and extended versions of the papers presented at the Second International Workshop on Non-Monotonic Reasoning, held in Grassau (FRG), June 13-15, 1988. The workshop brought together researchers with different backgrounds, including non-monotonic logic, logic programming, truth maintenance and philosophy. Their papers contain substantial advances to the logical foundations of non-monotonic reasoning, its computational realization, and its application to the formalization of common sense reasoning. The book presents a snapshot of the state of the art in this research area, and provides in-depth discussions of current problems and approaches.