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Responsible Belief : a Theory in Ethics and Epistemology.

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This book 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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Peels, Rik
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Subjects:
Belief and doubt.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Ethics.
Croyance et doute.
Théorie de la connaissance.
Morale.
epistemology.
ethics (philosophy)
Epistemology.
PHILOSOPHY.
Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Metaphysics.
Mind & Body.
Belief and doubt
Ethics
Knowledge, Theory of
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This book 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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (289 pages)
ISBN:9780190608125
0190608129