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Moore's paradox : new essays on belief, rationality, and the first person / [edited by] Mitchell Green and John N. Williams.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Green, Mitchell S., editor.
Williams, John N., editor.
Series:
Oxford scholarship online.
Oxford scholarship online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Moore, G. E. (George Edward), 1873-1958.
Moore, G. E.
Absurd (Philosophy).
Belief and doubt.
Rationalism.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (260 pages)
Place of Publication:
Oxford : Clarendon, 2023.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
G.E. Moore observed that to assert, 'I went to the pictures last Tuesday but I don't believe that I did' would be 'absurd'. Such sayings continue to perplex philosophers. This book offers a treatment of the famous paradox and explains its history and relevance.
Contents:
Introduction and historical context
Introduction / Mitchell Green and John N. Williams
The all-seeing eye : a blind spot in the history of ideas / Roy Sorensen
Moore's paradox and knowledge
Moorean absurdity : an epistemological analysis / Claudio de Almeida
The normative character of belief / Thomas Baldwin
Moore's paradox, Evans's principle, and iterated beliefs / John N. Williams
Moore's paradox, belief, and assertion
What reflexive pronouns tell us about belief : a new Moore's paradox de se, rationality, and privileged access / Jay David Atlas
Moore's paradox and the transparency of belief / Jonathan E. Adler and Bradley Armour-Garb
Moore's paradox and consciousness
Consciousness, reasons, and Moore's paradox / Andre Gallois
Moorean absurdity and showing what's within / Mitchell Green
Arguments from Moore's paradox
My philosophical position says <p> and I don't believe <p> / Alan Hajek
Moorean pretense / Robert M. Gordon.
Notes:
Previously issued in print: 2007.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
ISBN:
1-383-04283-7
1-281-14555-6
9786611145552
0-19-151572-8
1-4294-6981-1
OCLC:
476243264

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