Responsible belief : a theory in ethics and epistemology /

This work develops and defends a theory of responsible belief. The author argues that we lack control over our beliefs, but that we can nonetheless influence them. It is because we have intellectual obligations to influence our beliefs that we are responsible for them.

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Weitere Titel:
Theory in ethics and epistemology
1. Verfasser:
Peels, Rik
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Zusammenfassung:
This work develops and defends a theory of responsible belief. The author argues that we lack control over our beliefs, but that we can nonetheless influence them. It is because we have intellectual obligations to influence our beliefs that we are responsible for them.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xiv, 272 pages)
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780190608125
0-19-060813-7
0-19-060812-9
Schlagworte:
Belief and doubt.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Ethics.
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