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An essay on belief and acceptance / L. Jonathan Cohen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cohen, L. Jonathan (Laurence Jonathan), author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Knowledge, Theory of.
- Belief and doubt.
- Philosophy of mind.
- Cognition.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 163 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Clarendon, 1992.
- Summary:
- The author explores the often overlooked tension between voluntariness and involuntariness in human cognition. He seeks to counter the widespread tendency for analytic epistemology to be dominated by the concept of belief.
- Contents:
- What is the difference?
- Purposive explanation
- What cognitive state does indicative speech express?
- Does knowledge imply belief or acceptance?
- Self-deceit and the Socratic paradox.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-585-24479-0
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