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2.26. Finding Individuals

We can also find the individuals that John believes can fly. To see how to do this, first find the nodes that represent Cassie's beliefs about John's beliefs; this can be done using (find agent John act believe). Then use this to find the nodes that are objects of John's beliefs about who can fly: (find object- (find agent John act believe) ability fly). Finally, use this to find the objects that John believes can fly:

Be sure you understand why there are two occurrences of object-; they do not necessarily refer to the same arcs!


William J. Rapaport 2003-09-22