Toward wisdom in procedural reasoning: DBI, not BDI

Belief, desire, intention (BDI) procedural reasoning agent systems are founded on philosophic presuppositions that may be reassessed to aid the construction of sapient (wise) agents. We propose a fundamental shift in order from BDI to DBI such that desire precedes belief and intention. This reordering may improve the ability of agent systems to wisely utilize procedural reasoning. This reordering to DBI is driven by interdisciplinary integration including the process philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead and philosophy of embodiment of George Lakoff and Mark Johnson. Their philosophic shift aids the redefinition of desire as the perception of affordances in the world. This new degree of freedom in the operation of procedural reasoning enables the use of human-in-the-loop evaluation qualities of aesthetic, affective, and emotional value structures or cue saliency constellations. These affective symbolisms may support dynamic restructuring necessary for wisely adapting procedures to unknowable futures.