On being certain: believing you are right even when you're not
Author: Burton, Robert A. Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 2008.Language: EnglishDescription: 256 p. ; 22 cm.ISBN: 9780312359201Type of document: BookBibliography/Index: Includes bibliographical references and index
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BF441 .B87 2008
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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On being certain: believing you are right even when you're not On being certain: believing you are right even when you're not Contents Preface 1. ix 1 The Feeling of Knowing 2. How Do We Know What We Know? 3. Conviction Isn't a Choice 21 4. The Classification of Mental States 5. Neural Networks 41 6. Modularity and Emergence 55 66 7. When Does a Thought Begin? 8. Perceptual Thoughts: A Further Clarification 81 86 9. The Pleasure of Your Thoughts [viiil Contents 102 124 Genes and Thought Sensational Thoughts The Twin Pillars of Certainty: Reason and Objectivity 140 Faith 177 198 Mind Speculations Final Thoughts Notes 225 2 16 Acknowledginents Index 245 243
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