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Our beliefs constitute a large part of our knowledge of the world. We have beliefs about objects, about culture, about the past, and about the future. We have beliefs about other people, and we believe that they have beliefs as well. We use beliefs to predict, to explain, to create, to console, to entertain. Some of our beliefs we call theories, and we are extraordinarily creative at constructing them. Theories of quantum mechanics, evolution, and relativity are examples. But so are theories about astrology, alien abduction, guardian angels, and reincarnation. All are products (with varying degrees of credibility) of fertile minds trying to find explanations for observed phenomena. In this book, Nils Nilsson examines beliefs: what they do for us, how we come to hold them, and how to evaluate them. We should evaluate our beliefs carefully, Nilsson points out, because they influence so many of our actions and decisions. Some of our beliefs are more strongly held than others, but all should be considered tentative and changeable. Nilsson shows that beliefs can be quantified by probability, and he describes networks of beliefs in which the probabilities of some beliefs affect the probabilities of others. He argues that we can evaluate our beliefs by adapting some of the practices of the scientific method and by consulting expert opinion. And he warns us about "belief traps" -- holding onto beliefs that wouldn't survive critical evaluation. The best way to escape belief traps, he writes, is to expose our beliefs to the reasoned criticism of others. Metaphilosophy Contemporary Internet Encyclopedia of Contemporary Metaphilosophy What is philosophy? What is philosophy for? How should philosophy be done? These are metaphilosophical questions metaphilosophy being Philosophy News What is Knowledge? The Knowledge Problem Studying knowledge is something philosophers have been doing for as long as philosophy has been around Its one of those perennial topics BibMe: Free Bibliography & Citation Maker - MLA APA Using other peoples research or ideas without giving them due credit is plagiarism Since BibMe makes it easy to create citations build bibliographies and Recent Publications Related to STAMP - Nancy Leveson's A Comparison of STPA and the ARP 4761 Safety Assessment Process by Nancy Leveson Chris Wilkinson Cody Fleming John Thomas and Ian Tracy MIT Technical Report Beliefs about Technology and the Preparation of English A slightly more current version of the working draft entitled "Beliefs About Technology and the Preparation of English Teachers: Beginning the Conversation" is Hermeneutics (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) [Editor's Note: The following new entry by C Mantzavinos replaces the former entry on this topic by the previous authors] Hermeneutics as the methodology of Child/Adolescent FAQ's - International Society for the Prepared by the Child and Adolescent Committee (NOTE: These questions and answers are designed to assist parents in understanding dissociation Personal Identity Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Personal Identity What does being the person that you are from one day to the next necessarily consist in? This is the question of personal identity and it is Deism - Wikipedia It should be noted however that the constructive element of deism was not unique to deism It was the same as the natural theology that was so prevalent in all Philosophy - Wikipedia Introduction Knowledge Traditionally the term "philosophy" referred to any body of knowledge In this sense philosophy is closely related to religion mathematics
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