BELIEFS

WHAT THEY DO FOR US, HOW WE GET THEM, HOW WE CAN EVALUATE THEM  

A brief monograph (less than 100 pages) about how we use, get, and evaluate beliefs.

For a nearly complete version (posted on April 23, 2013) click here (5.9 MB).

People interested in this topic can follow along and send me comments and suggestions.



                                                                April 23, 2013



 
        Proposed Table of Contents
              Preface

            1    Belief, Knowledge, and Models    
            2    What Do Beliefs Do For Us?    
            3    Where Do Beliefs Come From?    
            4    Evaluating Beliefs    
            5    In All Probability
            6    Reality and Truth     
            7    The Scientific Method    
            8    Robot Beliefs
            9    Belief Traps
                  Acknowledgements   
 
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