?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Issues+in+Commonsense+Set+Theory&rft.creator=Pakkan%2C+Mujdat&rft.creator=Akman%2C+Varol&rft.subject=Cognitive+Psychology&rft.subject=Artificial+Intelligence&rft.subject=Semantics&rft.subject=Philosophy+of+Language&rft.subject=Logic&rft.description=The+success+of+set+theory+as+a+foundation+for+mathematics+inspires+its+use+in+artificial+intelligence%2C+particularly+in+commonsense+reasoning.+In+this+survey%2C+we+briefly+review+classical+set+theory+from+an+AI+perspective%2C+and+then+consider+alternative+set+theories.+Desirable+properties+of+a+possible+commonsense+set+theory+are+investigated%2C+treating+different+aspects+like+cumulative+hierarchy%2C+self-reference%2C+cardinality%2C+etc.+Assorted+examples+from+the+ground-breaking+research+on+the+subject+are+also+given.&rft.date=1995&rft.type=Journal+(Paginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpostscript&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F468%2F2%2Fair.ps&rft.identifier=++Pakkan%2C+Mujdat+and+Akman%2C+Varol++(1995)+Issues+in+Commonsense+Set+Theory.++%5BJournal+(Paginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F468%2F