Putting logic in its place: formal constraints on rational belief

New York: Oxford University Press (2004)
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What role, if any, does formal logic play in characterizing epistemically rational belief? Traditionally, belief is seen in a binary way - either one believes a proposition, or one doesn't. Given this picture, it is attractive to impose certain deductive constraints on rational belief: that one's beliefs be logically consistent, and that one believe the logical consequences of one's beliefs. A less popular picture sees belief as a graded phenomenon.

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BC199.B4.C37 2004

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9780199204311   0199204314   0199263256

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10.2178/bsl/1130335209

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