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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      22 August 2009
      12 May 1994
      ISBN:
      9780511520013
      9780521460286
      9780521038720
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511520013
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 138 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.413kg, 244 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 138 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.323kg, 244 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Epistemology and Metaphysics, Philosophy: General Interest, Religion, Philosophy, Religion: General Interest
      Series:
      Cambridge Studies in Philosophy
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    Subjects:
    Epistemology and Metaphysics, Philosophy: General Interest, Religion, Philosophy, Religion: General Interest
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in Philosophy
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    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.

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    "Helm's discussion is interesting, and this book adds to the growing literature linking epistemology with ethics." Ethics

    "Belief Policies offers a novel and, in my judgement, useful approach to its subject matter. This book provides a new perspective from which to view some issues in epistemology that already receive a good deal of attention, such as questions about the role of the will in belief formation and parallels between epistemology and ethics--parallels that can be eclipsed by other ways of approaching epistemology. This is a fine book well worth reading." Faith and Philosophy

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