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Beliefs do not come in degrees.
- Source :
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Canadian Journal of Philosophy . Oct-Dec2017, Vol. 47 Issue 6, p760-778. 19p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Philosophers commonly say that beliefs come in degrees (or that beliefs are graded or that there are partial beliefs). Drawing from the literature, I make precise three arguments for this claim: an argument from degrees of confidence, an argument from degrees of firmness, and an argument from natural language. I show that they all fail. I also advance three arguments that beliefs do not come in degrees: an argument from natural language, an argument from intuition, and an argument from the metaphysics of degrees. On the basis of these arguments, I conclude that beliefs do not come in degrees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *BELIEF & doubt
*CONFIDENCE
*PHILOSOPHY of mind
*METAPHYSICS
*INTUITION
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00455091
- Volume :
- 47
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Canadian Journal of Philosophy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 125437395
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00455091.2017.1320201