The Philosophical Basis for Belief-Desire-Intention Logic
From the perspectives of common sense psychology,philosophy of mind,and behavioral philosophy,a systematic exploration of the relationships between/among intentions,beliefs,desires,plans,and agent practical reasoning can lead to the following main viewpoints:(1)Intentions are not only potential conduct influencers,but also conduct controllers,and they provide crucial inputs for further practical reasoning and planning;(2)Intentions involve commitments.Plans reveal the important properties that are crucial to an understanding of reasoning-centered commitments.The plans of a resource-bounded rational agent are typically partial and have a hierarchical structure.Intentions are key factors in linking planning and practical reasoning.(3)Plans support coordination and systematically extend the influence of deliberation on later conduct,and(4)Intentions not only help to determine the relevance and admissibility of options through practical reasoning,but also structure the process of weighing desire-belief reasons.