Toward Wisdom in Procedural Reasoning: DBI, not BDI

Abstract

Belief, Desire, Intention (BDI) procedural reasoning agent systems are founded on philosophic presuppositions that may be reassessed to aid the construction of sapient (wise) agents. This paper proposes a fundamental shift in order from BDI to DBI such that desire precedes belief and intention. This re-ordering may improve the ability of agent systems to wisely utilize procedural reasoning. This re-ordering to DBI is driven by interdisciplinary integration including the process philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead and philosophy of embodiment of George Lakoff and Mark Johnson. Their philosophic shift aids the re-definition of desire as the perception of affordances in the world. This new degree of freedom in the operation of procedural reasoning enables the use of human-in-the-loop evaluation qualities of aesthetic, affective, and emotional value structures or cue saliency constellations. These affective symbolisms may support dynamic re-structuring necessary for wisely adapting procedures to unknowable futures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 04, 2003
Accession Number
ADP021411

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  • Kirk A. Weigand

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