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The Nature of Belief.

Oxford Scholarship Online: Philosophy Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Lewis-Jong, Jonathan.
Contributor:
Jong, Jonathan
Language:
English
Physical Description:
1 online resource (385 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
New York : Oxford University Press, Incorporated, 2026.
Summary:
"Belief" refers to the attitude one takes whenever they regard something as true. While forming beliefs is one of the most basic and important features of the human mind, there is little agreement on its true essence. This collection of essays by leading philosophers explores different viewpoints on the topic.
Contents:
Cover
Title page
Copyright page
Contents
List of Contributors
Introduction: The Nature of Belief
1 Three Theories of Belief
2 Beliefs as Self-Verifying Fictions
3 Lack of Attitude
4 In Defense of Ontic Austerity for Belief
5 Belief: Dumb, Cold, and Cynical
6 A Minimalist Threshold for Epistemically Irrational Beliefs
7 Why Think That Belief Is Evidence-Responsive?
8 Belief as Commitment to the Truth
9 Cognitive Architectures, Kinds, and Belief
10 Belief as a Feeling of Conviction
11 Translucent Beliefs
12 Dispositionalism, Yay! Representationalism, Boo!
13 A Planning Theory of Incoherence in Belief
14 The Nature of Believing
15 The Trinity and the Light Switch: Two Faces of Belief.
Notes:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
0-19-774421-4
0-19-774423-0
9780197744215
OCLC:
1574450698

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