Belief control and intentionality

Synthese 188 (2):145-163 (2012)
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In this paper, I argue that the rejection of doxastic voluntarism is not as straightforward as its opponents take it to be. I begin with a critical examination of William Alston's defense of involuntarism and then focus on the question of whether belief is intentional

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Matthias Steup
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Intentionality: An Essay in the Philosophy of Mind.John R. Searle - 1983 - New York: Oxford University Press.
Responsibility and Control: A Theory of Moral Responsibility.John Martin Fischer & Mark Ravizza - 1998 - New York: Cambridge University Press. Edited by Mark Ravizza.
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Intentionality.J. Searle - 1983 - Tijdschrift Voor Filosofie 49 (3):530-531.

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