An information-based discussion of vagueness: six scenarios leading to vagueness (Chapter 40)

Didier Dubois (1) , Henri Prade (1) , Francesc Esteva (2) , Lluis Godo (2)

1 IRIT-ADRIA - Argumentation, Décision, Raisonnement, Incertitude et Apprentissage
2 IIIA / CSIC - Artificial Intelligence Research Institute / Spanish Scientific Research Council

The issue of understanding and modeling vagueness has been addressed by many authors, especially in the second half of the twentieth century. In this chapter, we try to provide an organized discussion of different categories of vagueness, pointing out circumstances, where they appear. Together, they lead to a trichotomy of the universe of discourse, which seems to be the common feature of the different forms of vagueness. Basic representational frameworks are proposed for each case. This chapter does not advocate a particular view but identifies the characteristic features of each situation.

Domaines: Intelligence artificielle [cs.AI]

Didier Dubois, Henri Prade, Francesc Esteva, Lluis Godo. An information-based discussion of vagueness: six scenarios leading to vagueness (Chapter 40). Henri Cohen; Claire Lefebvre. Handbook of categorization in cognitive science, Elsevier, pp.891-909, 2005, 978-0080446127. ⟨10.1016/B978-008044612-7/50095-0⟩. ⟨hal-03367412⟩