How do we form and modify our beliefs about the world? It is widely accepted that what we believe is determined by evidence, and is therefore not directly under our control; but according to what criteria is the credibility of the evidence established? Professor Helm argues that no theory of knowled...

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1. Verfasser:	Helm, Paul 1940- (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cambridge u.a. Cambridge Univ. Press 1994
Ausgabe:	1. publ.
Schriftenreihe:	Cambridge studies in philosophy
Schlagworte:	Meningen Twijfel Belief and doubt Zweifel Erkenntnistheorie Glaube Philosophischer Glaube
Zusammenfassung:	How do we form and modify our beliefs about the world? It is widely accepted that what we believe is determined by evidence, and is therefore not directly under our control; but according to what criteria is the credibility of the evidence established? Professor Helm argues that no theory of knowledge is complete without standards for accepting and rejecting evidence as belief-worthy. These standards, or belief policies, are not themselves determined by evidence, but determine what counts as credible evidence. Unlike single beliefs, belief policies are directly subject to the will, and therefore to the possibility of weakness of will and self-deception. Helm sets out to interpret standard epistemological positions in terms of belief policies, and to illustrate their operation in the history of philosophy. He establishes connections between belief policies, responsibility for beliefs, and the desirability of toleration, before reassessing fideism in the light of his argument.
Beschreibung:	XIII, 226 S.
ISBN:	052146028X