Reason without freedom :: the problem of epistemic normativity /

We call beliefs reasonable or unreasonable, justified or unjustified. What does this imply about belief? Does this imply that we are responsible for our beliefs and that we should be blamed for our unreasonable convictions? Or does it imply that we are in control of our beliefs and that what we beli...

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1. Verfasser: Owens, David (David J.)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
Schriftenreihe:International library of philosophy.
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Zusammenfassung:We call beliefs reasonable or unreasonable, justified or unjustified. What does this imply about belief? Does this imply that we are responsible for our beliefs and that we should be blamed for our unreasonable convictions? Or does it imply that we are in control of our beliefs and that what we believe is up to us?Reason Without Freedomargues that the major problems of epistemology have their roots in concerns about our control over and responsibility for belief. Owens focuses on the arguments of Descartes, Locke and Hume--the founders of epistemology--and presents a critical discussion of the current trends in contemporary epistemology. He proposes that the problems we confront today - skepticism, the analysis of knowledge, and debates on epistemic justification can be tackled when we have understood the moral psychology of belief.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (viii, 199 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-196 and index.
ISBN:020324947X
9780203249475
0203464605
9780203464601
9780415223881
0415223881
9780415223898
041522389X

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