From “Knowledge First” to Unifying Knowledge and Belief: In Light of Deeper Understanding of Mind and Reality

Regarding the nature of knowledge and its three counterparts belief, desire, and action, Williamson has this to say: "Knowledge and action are the central relations between mind and world. In action, world is adapted to mind. In knowledge, mind is adapted to world. When world is maladapted to mind, there is a residue of desire. When mind is mal- adapted to world, there is a residue of belief. Desires aspires to action; belief aspires to knowledge. The point of desire is action; the point of belief is knowledge." 1