Computational Models of Belief and the Semantics of Belief Sentences

Abstract

This paper considers a number of problems in the semantics of belief sentences from the perspective of computational models of the psychology of belief. We present a semantic interpretation for belief sentences that is suggested by a computational model of belief, and show how this interpretation overcomes some of the difficulties of alternative approaches, especially those based on possible-world semantics. Finally, we argue that these difficulties arise from a mistaken attempt to identify the truth conditions of a sentence with what a competent speaker knows about the meaning of the sentence.

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Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA460262

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  • Gary G. Hendrix
  • Robert C Moore

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