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The Aim of Belief (Hardcover)
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The Aim of Belief (Hardcover)
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What is belief? "Beliefs aim at truth" is the commonly accepted
starting point for philosophers who want to give an adequate
account of this fundamental state of mind, but it raises as many
questions as it answers. For example, in what sense can beliefs be
said to have an aim of their own? If belief aims at truth, does it
mean that reasons to believe must also be based on truth? Must
beliefs be formed on the basis of evidence alone? Is truth the
constitutive norm of belief? Does aiming at truth bring in a
normative dimension to the nature of belief? How can the aim of
truth guide the formation of our beliefs? In what ways do partial
beliefs aim at truth? Is truth the aim of epistemic justification?
Last but not least, is it knowledge rather than truth which is the
fundamental aim of belief? In recent years, pursuing these
questions has proved extremely fertile for our understanding of a
wide range of current issues in philosophy of mind and action,
epistemology, and meta-ethics. The Aim of Belief is the first book
to be devoted to this fast-growing topic. It brings together eleven
newly commissioned essays by leading authors on the aim of belief.
The volume not only reflects the state of the art, but further
advances the current debate. It will be key reading for researchers
and students of philosophy interested in mind, knowledge and
reason.
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