Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Anaxarchus, John Searle and Pascal Engel
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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / a. Beliefs
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The Humean theory of motivation is that beliefs may be motivators as well as desires [Engel]
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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / c. Aim of beliefs
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A belief is a commitment to truth [Searle]
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We can't understand something as a lie if beliefs aren't commitment to truth [Searle]
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Our beliefs are about things, not propositions (which are the content of the belief) [Searle]
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Our beliefs are meant to fit the world (i.e. be true), where we want the world to fit our desires [Engel]
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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / d. Cause of beliefs
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'Evidentialists' say, and 'voluntarists' deny, that we only believe on the basis of evidence [Engel]
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11. Knowledge Aims / A. Knowledge / 4. Belief / e. Belief holism
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Beliefs are part of a network, and also exist against a background [Searle]
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Beliefs only make sense as part of a network of other beliefs [Searle]
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