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TitleBelief policies [electronic resource]
AuthorHelm, Paul.
Call NoDTL 121.6 HEL
CollectionEbook
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International Standard Book Number 9780511520013
Dewey Decimal Classification Number DTL 121.6 HEL
Personal Name Helm, Paul.
Title Statement Belief policies [electronic resource]
Imprint Cambridge, Massachusetts : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Physical Description eBook
Series Statement - Title Cambridge studies in philosophy
General Note Includes Index and Bibliographical References
Summary, Etc. 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
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term BELIEF AND DOUBT.
Electronic Location and Access http://thedtl.on.worldcat.org/oclc/715163136 DTL ePlatform Full text - Book opens through link in DTL DTL