Toward an epistemic-logical theory of categorization

Title

Toward an epistemic-logical theory of categorization

 Author

Conradie, Willem (University of Johannesburg)
Frittella, Sabine (Université d'Orléans)
Palmigiano, A. (TU Delft Ethics & Philosophy of Technology; University of Johannesburg)
Piazzai, M. (TU Delft Ethics & Philosophy of Technology)
Tzimoulis, A. (TU Delft Ethics & Philosophy of Technology)
Wijnberg, Nachoem M. (Universiteit van Amsterdam; University of Johannesburg)

Date

2017

 Abstract

Categorization systems are widely studied in psychology, sociology, and organization theory as information-structuring devices which are critical to decision-making processes. In the present paper, we introduce a sound and complete epistemic logic of categories and agents' categorical perception. The Kripke-style semantics of this logic is given in terms of data structures based on two domains: one domain representing objects (e.g. market products) and one domain representing the features of the objects which are relevant to the agents' decision-making. We use this framework to discuss and propose logic-based formalizations of some core concepts from psychological, sociological, and organizational research in categorization theory.


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 DOI

https://doi.org/10.4204/EPTCS.251.12

 ISSN

2075-2180

 Source

Electronic Proceedings in Theoretical Computer Science, EPTCS, 251, 167-186

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 Document type

journal article

 Rights

© 2017 Willem Conradie, Sabine Frittella, A. Palmigiano, M. Piazzai, A. Tzimoulis, Nachoem M. Wijnberg
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