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The Ethics of Delusional Belief [PDF]
Erkenntnis, 2015 In this paper we address the ethics of adopting delusional beliefs and we apply consequentialist and deontological considerations to the epistemic evaluation of delusions. Delusions are characterised by their epistemic shortcomings and they are often defined as false and irrational beliefs. Despite this, when agents are overwhelmed by negative emotions
Bortolotti L., Miyazono K.
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Philosophy. Journal of the Higher School of Economics, 2011 Abstract The ethics of belief is concerned with the question what we should believe. According to evidentialism, one should believe something if and only if one has adequate evidence for what one believes. According to classic pragmatism, other features besides evidence, such as practical reasons, can make it the case that one should ...
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Wide-Scope Requirements and the Ethics of Belief [PDF]
, 2014 This chapter examines an evidentialist ethics of belief, and W. K. Clifford’s proposal in particular. It argues that regardless of how one understands the notion of evidence, it is implausible that we could have a moral obligation to refrain from ...
Berit Brogaard, Brogaard, Berit
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Pascal’s Wager, Is the theory of Rationality a proof? [PDF]
حکمت و فلسفه, 2010 There is no agreement about Pascal’s purpose of suggesting his “Wager.” Is Pascal after presenting a logical reason or merely invites others to his spiritual intimacy? Is his addressee Atheist or his purpse is strengthening Christian faith?
mohammad mohammad rezai +1 more
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, 2014 Beliefs can be correct or incorrect, and this standard of correctness is widely thought to be fundamental to epistemic normativity. But how should this standard be understood, and in what way is it so fundamental?
McHugh, Conor
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Teachers’ Constructivist and Ethical Beliefs [PDF]
Behavioral Sciences, 2020 Teachers’ approaches and beliefs are key determinants of teachers’ practice. This study was designed to examine whether two aspects of Irish primary teacher beliefs are associated, their views on constructivist practices and their views on two ethical dimensions (idealism and relativism).
Marie Sharkey, Hugh Gash
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Cosmological foundations of ethics in Faiz Kashani's thought [PDF]
اخلاق وحیانیUndoubtedly, understanding the theoretical foundations of ethics and its role is essential for achieving ethical guidelines. Cosmological foundations are among the foundations discussed in the field of metaethics, which reflect the views of thinkers on ...
Samad Rajabi, Mortaza Fadaee
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Sustainable Business and Society in Emerging Economies, 2021 Purpose: The study attempts to determine the role of the Islamic faith in fashioning out a management model as an option to other modern management tools in the enhancement of entrepreneurship through Islamic work ethics and organisational commitment. Is
Sadeeq Garba Abubakar +3 more
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ThéoRèmes, 2012 In this article, I argue for an evidentialist view of religious belief, along the lines of Clifford's famous maxim and against the pragmatist reading of the ethics of belief.
Pascal Engel
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The normativity of belief [PDF]
, 2014 This is a survey of recent debates concerning the normativity of belief. We explain what the thesis that belief is normative involves, consider arguments for and against that thesis, and explore its bearing on debates in ...
Whiting, Daniel, McHugh, Conor
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