TY - JOUR
T1 - Iterative and fixed point common belief
AU - Heifetz, Aviad
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - We define infinitary extensions to classical epistemic logic systems, and add also a common belief modality, axiomatized in a finitary, fixed-point manner. In the infinitary K system, common belief turns to be provably equivalent to the conjunction of all the finite levels of mutual belief. In contrast, in the infinitary monotonie system, common belief implies every transfinite level of mutual belief but is never implied by it. We conclude that the fixed-point notion of common belief is more powerful than the iterative notion of common belief.
AB - We define infinitary extensions to classical epistemic logic systems, and add also a common belief modality, axiomatized in a finitary, fixed-point manner. In the infinitary K system, common belief turns to be provably equivalent to the conjunction of all the finite levels of mutual belief. In contrast, in the infinitary monotonie system, common belief implies every transfinite level of mutual belief but is never implied by it. We conclude that the fixed-point notion of common belief is more powerful than the iterative notion of common belief.
KW - Common belief
KW - Common knowledge
KW - Infinitary logic
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U2 - 10.1023/A:1004357300525
DO - 10.1023/A:1004357300525
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AN - SCOPUS:0012991142
SN - 0022-3611
VL - 28
SP - 61
EP - 79
JO - Journal of Philosophical Logic
JF - Journal of Philosophical Logic
IS - 1
ER -