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A luxury of the understanding : on the value of true belief /

Allan Hazlett challenges the philosophical assumption of the value of true belief. He critiques the view that true belief is better for us than false belief, and the view that truth is 'the aim of belief'. An alternative picture is provided, on which the fact that some people love truth is...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hazlett, Allan
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Two Ancient Ideas
  • pt. I The Eudaimonic Value of True Belief
  • 2. Greatness of Mind
  • 3. Partiality and Charity
  • 4. True Belief as a Non-Ideal Good
  • pt. II The Epistemic Value of True Belief
  • 5. The Problem of the Source of Epistemic Normativity
  • 6. Humean Approaches
  • 7. Darwinian Approaches
  • 8. Kantian Approaches
  • 9. Anti-Realism about Epistemic Normativity.