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Full Idea
Our intellect does not assent to anything unless we believe it to be true.
Gist of Idea
Our intellect only assents to what we believe to be true
Source
William of Ockham (Prologue to Ordinatio [1320], Q 1 N sqq)
Book Ref
Ockham,William of: 'Ockham's Philosophical Writings', ed/tr. Boehner,P [Hackett 1990], p.18
A Reaction
This strikes me as being a much more accurate and commonsense view of belief than that of Hume, who simply views it phenomenologically. ...But then the remark appears to be circular. Belief requires a belief that it is true. Hm.
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