2023-2024 Joshi. Socially Motivated Belief and Its Epistemic Discontents
| dc.contributor.author | Joshi, Hrishikesh | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-04-22T18:21:35Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-04-22T18:21:35Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/14805 | |
| dc.description.abstract | What might an ideal epistemic agent look like? The picture given to us by philosophers over time suggests something like an autonomous thinker who appropriately responds to her evidence wherever it may point. She would believe those things for which there are the best (epistemic) reasons and wouldn’t simply believe on the basis of what is comfortable or what is popular. Thus, Descartes sought to rebuild his belief system from the foundations of only those beliefs of which he could be rationally certain. Socrates challenged the widely held philosophical and theological assumptions of his time, for which he was put to death. Mill enjoins us to follow the argument wherever it leads, even if it goes against commonly held opinion. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | SUNY Brockport, Philosophic Exchange | en_US |
| dc.subject | Epistemic Agent | en_US |
| dc.subject | Socially motivated belief | en_US |
| dc.title | 2023-2024 Joshi. Socially Motivated Belief and Its Epistemic Discontents | en_US |
| dc.type | Article/Review | en_US |
| dc.description.version | VoR | en_US |
| refterms.dateFOA | 2024-04-22T18:21:36Z | |
| dc.description.institution | SUNY Brockport | en_US |
| dc.description.department | Philosophic Exchange | en_US |
| dc.description.degreelevel | N/A | en_US |
| dc.accessibility.statement | This publication has been checked against freely available accessibility tools and deemed accessible. Should you have a problem accessing it, please email archives@brockport.edu for assistance. | en_US |
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