"We often describe ourselves as agnostic on a wide range of questions, such as does God exist, is String Theory true, or will the President win re-election? But what does it mean to be agnostic and when is agnosticism justified? This monograph addresses these and related questions"--
"We often describe ourselves as agnostic on a wide range of questions, such as does God exist, is String Theory true, or will the President win re-election? But what does it mean to be agnostic and when is agnosticism justified? This monograph addresses these and related questions"--
Avery Archer is Associate Professor of Philosophy at George Washington University. He has published articles in several academic journals, including Philosophical Studies, Philosophia, Theoria, and Analysis.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction 2. Criteria for a satisfactory account of agnosticism 3. Competing attitudinal accounts of agnosticism 4. The questioning-attitude account of agnosticism 5. Agnosticism and the inquiring state of mind 6. The act-attitude account of doxastic neutrality 7. On the non-existence of practical agnosticism 8. Agnosticism and pragmatic reasons 9. Agnosticism, permissivism, and peer disagreement 10. Conclusion Bibliography Index.
1. Introduction 2. Criteria for a satisfactory account of agnosticism 3. Competing attitudinal accounts of agnosticism 4. The questioning-attitude account of agnosticism 5. Agnosticism and the inquiring state of mind 6. The act-attitude account of doxastic neutrality 7. On the non-existence of practical agnosticism 8. Agnosticism and pragmatic reasons 9. Agnosticism, permissivism, and peer disagreement 10. Conclusion Bibliography Index.
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