Search for dissertations about: "belief"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 386 swedish dissertations containing the word belief.
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1. Non-linear belief revision : Foundations and applications : by John Cantwell
Abstract : Three structures for belief revision: plausability relations on states, relations of epistemic entrenchment on propositions and systems of spheres (hypertheories), are generalised to the non-linear (non-connected) case. The further generalisation to the case of sets of such structures is also investigated. READ MORE
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2. Interrogative Belief Revision
Abstract : This thesis deals with the theory of interrogative belief revision, a recent development in the subfield of philosophical logic known as belief revision theory. While classical belief revision theory deals with the dynamics of an agent’s beliefs, interrogative belief revision aims to describe the dynamics of the agent’s questions about the world, or research agenda, as well. READ MORE
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3. Coincidences and Paranormal Belief
Abstract : In this thesis it is argued that coincidences play an important role in the formation of belief, including belief in the paranormal. Three papers are presented. READ MORE
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4. Analyticity, Necessity and Belief : Aspects of two-dimensional semantics
Abstract : A glass couldn't contain water unless it contained H2O-molecules. Likewise, a man couldn't be a bachelor unless he was unmarried. Now, the latter is what we would call a conceptual or analytical truth. It's also what we would call a priori. READ MORE
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5. Belief base dynamics
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