Philosophical Studies 115 (3):283-305 (2003)
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The hypothesis that belief aims at the truth has been used to explain three features of belief: (1) the fact that correct beliefs are true beliefs, (2) the fact that rational beliefs are supported by the evidence and (3) the fact that we cannot form beliefs.
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| Keywords | Aim Belief Epistemology Guessing Purpose Truth |
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| Reprint years | 2004 |
| DOI | 10.1023/A:1025157101089 |
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Deciding to Believe.Bernard Williams - 1973 - In Problems of the Self. Cambridge University Press. pp. 136--51.
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