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Many formal languages of contemporary mathematical music theory -- particularly those employing category theory -- are powerful but cumbersome: ideas that are conceptually simple frequently require expression through elaborate categorical…

Category Theory · Mathematics 2025-12-05 Drew Flieder

We present a soundness theorem for a dependent type theory with context constants with respect to an indexed category of (finite, abstract) simplical complexes. The point of interest for computer science is that this category can be seen to…

Logic · Mathematics 2020-07-08 Henrik Forssell , Håkon Robbestad Gylterud , David I. Spivak

This paper outlines a general formal framework for reasoning systems, intended to support future analysis of inference architectures across domains. We model reasoning systems as structured tuples comprising phenomena, explanation space,…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2025-08-05 Saleh Nikooroo , Thomas Engel

Subjective expected utility theory assumes that decision-makers possess unlimited computational resources to reason about their choices; however, virtually all decisions in everyday life are made under resource constraints - i.e.…

Machine Learning · Statistics 2016-10-07 Pedro A. Ortega , Alan A. Stocker

Theory of Mind is an essential ability of humans to infer the mental states of others. Here we provide a coherent summary of the potential, current progress, and problems of deep learning approaches to Theory of Mind. We highlight that many…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-02-14 Jaan Aru , Aqeel Labash , Oriol Corcoll , Raul Vicente

Inferring semantic types for entity mentions within text documents is an important asset for many downstream NLP tasks, such as Semantic Role Labelling, Entity Disambiguation, Knowledge Base Question Answering, etc. Prior works have mostly…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2021-04-06 Sarthak Dash , Nandana Mihindukulasooriya , Alfio Gliozzo , Mustafa Canim

Simple type theory is formulated for use with the generic theorem prover Isabelle. This requires explicit type inference rules. There are function, product, and subset types, which may be empty. Descriptions (the eta-operator) introduce the…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2008-02-03 Lawrence C. Paulson

This paper proposes a research direction to advance AI which draws inspiration from cognitive theories of human decision making. The premise is that if we gain insights about the causes of some human capabilities that are still lacking in…

There is a clear desire to model and comprehend human behavior. Trends in research covering this topic show a clear assumption that many view human reasoning as the presupposed standard in artificial reasoning. As such, topics such as game…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2022-05-16 Andrew Fuchs , Andrea Passarella , Marco Conti

Defeasible reasoning is the mode of reasoning where conclusions can be overturned by taking into account new evidence. Existing cognitive science literature on defeasible reasoning suggests that a person forms a mental model of the problem…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-10-26 Aman Madaan , Niket Tandon , Dheeraj Rajagopal , Peter Clark , Yiming Yang , Eduard Hovy

Defeasible reasoning is the mode of reasoning where conclusions can be overturned by taking into account new evidence. A commonly used method in cognitive science and logic literature is to handcraft argumentation supporting inference…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2021-06-01 Aman Madaan , Dheeraj Rajagopal , Niket Tandon , Yiming Yang , Eduard Hovy

Argumentation theory is a powerful paradigm that formalizes a type of commonsense reasoning that aims to simulate the human ability to resolve a specific problem in an intelligent manner. A classical argumentation process takes into account…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2019-03-06 Maximiliano C. D. Budán , Gerardo I. Simari , Ignacio Viglizzo , Guillermo R. Simari

This Article introduces the generative reasonable person, a new tool for estimating how ordinary people judge reasonableness. As claims about AI capabilities often outpace evidence, the Article proceeds empirically: adapting randomized…

Computers and Society · Computer Science 2026-02-18 Yonathan A. Arbel

In designing an intelligent system that must be able to explain its reasoning to a human user, or to provide generalizations that the human user finds reasonable, it may be useful to take into consideration psychological data on what types…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2013-04-15 James E. Corter , Mark A. Gluck

We present a type theory combining both linearity and dependency by stratifying typing rules into a level for logics and a level for programs. The distinction between logics and programs decouples their semantics, allowing the type system…

Programming Languages · Computer Science 2025-10-08 Qiancheng Fu , Hongwei Xi

This paper presents preliminary work on a general system for integrating dependent types into substructural type systems such as linear logic and linear type theory. Prior work on this front has generally managed to deliver type systems…

Logic in Computer Science · Computer Science 2024-01-30 C. B. Aberlé

A growing effort in NLP aims to build datasets of human explanations. However, the term explanation encompasses a broad range of notions, each with different properties and ramifications. Our goal is to provide an overview of diverse types…

Computation and Language · Computer Science 2022-05-17 Chenhao Tan

In decision making tasks under uncertainty, humans display characteristic biases in seeking, integrating, and acting upon information relevant to the task. Here, we reexamine data from previous carefully designed experiments, collected at…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-02-05 Soumya Chatterjee , Pradeep Shenoy

A plausible definition of "reasoning" could be "algebraically manipulating previously acquired knowledge in order to answer a new question". This definition covers first-order logical inference or probabilistic inference. It also includes…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2011-02-14 Leon Bottou

Those designing autonomous systems that interact with humans will invariably face questions about how humans think and make decisions. Fortunately, computational cognitive science offers insight into human decision-making using tools that…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-09-02 Mark K. Ho , Thomas L. Griffiths