We introduce information bearing systems (IBRS) as an abstraction of many logical systems. We define a general semantics for IBRS, and show that IBRS generalize in a natural way preferential semantics and solve open representation problems.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0808.3075,
title = {Reactive preferential structures and nonmonotonic consequence},
author = {Dov Gabbay and Karl Schlechta},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0808.3075},
year = {2008}
}