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Full Idea
Belief might be accorded the status of core or chief propositional attitude.
Gist of Idea
Belief is the most important propositional attitude
Source
William Lyons (Approaches to Intentionality [1995], p.126)
Book Ref
Lyons,William: 'Approaches to Intentionality' [OUP 1998], p.126
| 2978 | Consciousness no longer seems essential to intentionality [Lyons] |
| 2979 | Propositional attitudes require representation [Lyons] |
| 2977 | All thinking has content [Lyons] |
| 2986 | Belief is the most important propositional attitude [Lyons] |
| 2987 | Folk psychology works badly for alien cultures [Lyons] |
| 2984 | Perceptions could give us information without symbolic representation [Lyons] |