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approx[f86,jmc]		Approximate theories - epistemological approximation

We need a formal notion of epistemological approximation of one theory
to another.  In general the inference probably should include non-monotonic
inference.

Let T1 and T2 be two theories, and we want to say that T2 approximates  T1
epistemologically.  Let  T1  and  T2  have distinct vocabularies for
simplicity.

	P1 ∧ P2 ⊃ Q12