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- catalog abstract "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.".
- catalog contributor b6709236.
- catalog created "1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1994.".
- catalog description "Belief, knowledge and the norm -- Belief and the will -- The idea of a belief-policy. Swinburne on belief ; Van Fraassen on Augustine -- Belief-policies: some alternatives. Locke on belief ; W.K. Clifford and the ethics of belief ; William James and the will to believe ; Plantinga's permissive policy -- Which belief-policy? -- Belief, weakness of will and self-deception -- Responsibility for belief and toleration -- Fideism.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-222) and index.".
- catalog extent "xiii, 226 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "052146028X (hardback)".
- catalog isPartOf "Cambridge studies in philosophy".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press,".
- catalog subject "121/.6 20".
- catalog subject "BD215 .H439 1994".
- catalog subject "Belief and doubt.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Belief, knowledge and the norm -- Belief and the will -- The idea of a belief-policy. Swinburne on belief ; Van Fraassen on Augustine -- Belief-policies: some alternatives. Locke on belief ; W.K. Clifford and the ethics of belief ; William James and the will to believe ; Plantinga's permissive policy -- Which belief-policy? -- Belief, weakness of will and self-deception -- Responsibility for belief and toleration -- Fideism.".
- catalog title "Belief policies / Paul Helm.".
- catalog type "text".