Putting Logic in Its Place: Formal Constraints on Rational Belief

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What role, if any, does formal logic play in characterizing epistemically rational belief? Traditionally, belief is seen in a binary way - either one believes a proposition, or one doesn't. Given this picture, it is attractive to impose certain deductive constraints on rational belief: that
one's beliefs be logically consistent, and that one believe the logical consequences of one's beliefs. A less popular picture sees belief as a graded phenomenon...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0199204314

ISBN13:9780199204311

Release Date:April 2007

Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA

Length:200 Pages

Weight:0.55 lbs.

Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.0"

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Philosophy

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