Believing Against the Evidence: Agency and the Ethics of Belief by Miriam Schlei

Description: Believing Against the Evidence by Miriam Schleifer McCormick The question of whether it is ever permissible to believe on insufficient evidence has once again become a live question. Greater attention is now being paid to practical dimensions of belief, namely issues related to epistemic virtue, doxastic responsibility, and voluntarism.In this book, McCormick argues that the standards used to evaluate beliefs are not isolated from other evaluative domains. The ultimate criteria for assessing beliefs are the same as those for assessing action because beliefs and actions are both products of agency. Two important implications of this thesis, both of which deviate from the dominant view in contemporary philosophy, are 1) it can be permissible (and possible) to believe for non-evidential reasons, and 2) we have a robust control over many of our beliefs, a control sufficient to ground attributions of responsibility for belief. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Miriam Schleifer McCormick is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Richmond, US. Table of Contents Introduction Part I: Doxastic Norms 1. Conceptual Defenses of Evidentialism 2. Normative Defenses of Evidentialism 3. Unity of Norms: A Defense of Pragmatism Part II: Doxastic Responsibility 4. The Puzzle of Doxastic Responsibility 5. Responsibility without Voluntary Control 6. The Possibility of Doxastic Agency Conclusion Review "If McCormicks case for her two main theses strikes you as highly plausible, you are not alone: this book very effectively criticizes much of contemporary orthodoxy...Anyone henceforth interested in questions about agency, and its relation to normativity, will need to engage with McCormicks important book." -- Ram Neta, forthcoming in Mind"McCormick does an outstanding job drawing our attention to questions about the ultimate basis for epistemic normativity and the extent of our control over belief." -- Peter J. Graham, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews"McCormick defends the claims that some beliefs are permissible in the absence of evidence because doxastic norms are not wholly evidential. Further, she suggests that, contrary to evidentialism, criteria for acceptable beliefs must include reference to ones emotions, desires, and well-being - concerns that sometimes override the need for evidence." -- CHOICE Reviews, S.A. Mason, Concordia University Review Quote "If McCormicks case for her two main theses strikes you as highly plausible, you are not alone: this book very effectively criticizes much of contemporary orthodoxy...Anyone henceforth interested in questions about agency, and its relation to normativity, will need to engage with McCormicks important book." -- Ram Neta, forthcoming in Mind "McCormick does an outstanding job drawing our attention to questions about the ultimate basis for epistemic normativity and the extent of our control over belief." --Peter J. Graham, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews "McCormick defends the claims that some beliefs are permissible in the absence of evidence because doxastic norms are not wholly evidential. Further, she suggests that, contrary to evidentialism, criteria for acceptable beliefs must include reference to ones emotions, desires, and well-being - concerns that sometimes override the need for evidence."--CHOICE Reviews, S.A. Mason, Concordia University ell-being - concerns that sometimes override the need for evidence."--CHOICE Reviews, S.A. Mason, Concordia University Details ISBN1138208949 Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd Year 2016 ISBN-10 1138208949 ISBN-13 9781138208940 Format Paperback Short Title BELIEVING AGAINST THE EVIDENCE Language English Media Book Imprint Routledge Subtitle Agency and the Ethics of Belief Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Series Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy Pages 144 AU Release Date 2016-07-27 NZ Release Date 2016-07-27 Publication Date 2016-07-27 UK Release Date 2016-07-27 Author Miriam Schleifer McCormick Alternative 9780415818841 DEWEY 941.00496 Audience Tertiary & Higher Education We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:134455139;

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