Inference on the Low Level : An Investigation into Deduction, Nonmonotonic Reasoning, and the Philosophy of Cognition (Applied Logic Series)

In contrast to the prevailing tradition in epistemology, the focus in this book is on low-level inferences, i.e., those inferences that we are usually not consciously aware of and that we share with the cat nearby which infers that the bird which she sees picking grains from the dirt, is able to fly.