Two Facets of Belief |
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Authors: | Bernhard Weiss |
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Institution: | 1. University of Cape Town, South Africabernhard.weiss@uct.ac.za |
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Abstract: | AbstractI begin by contrasting two facets of belief: that belief is a response to a sufficiency of evidence and that belief plays a role in one’s representation of reality. I claim that these conceptions of belief are in tension because whilst the latter – Representationalism – requires Logical Coherence of belief the former – Thresholdism – conflicts with Logical Coherence. Thus we need to choose between conceptions. Many have argued that the Preface Paradox supports Thresholdism. In contrast I argue that Representationalism has a more plausible response to the paradox. |
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Keywords: | Belief epistemology Preface Paradox |
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