Reason without freedom : the problem of epistemic normativity / David Owens.
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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| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
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2000.
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| Series: | International library of philosophy.
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (viii, 199 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-196 and index. |
| ISBN: | 020324947X 9780203249475 0203464605 9780203464601 9780415223881 0415223881 9780415223898 041522389X |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |