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Why We Doubt

A Cognitive Account of Our Skeptical Inclinations

Beschreibung

N. Ã ngel Pinillos explores what is going on in our minds when we experience skeptical doubt. He suggests that there is a hidden mental rule which, for better or worse, motivates our skeptical inclinations; he gives an account of the broader cognitive purpose of this rule; and he suggests that it may also lie behind certain pathologies.

Autor

N. Ángel Pinillos is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Arizona State University in Tempe, AZ. He earned a BS in Mathematics from Tufts University and a PhD in Philosophy from Rutgers University. He has authored numerous scholarly articles on cognitive science and epistemology as well as on the philosophy of language. Pinillos has presented his work in over a dozen countries and has also written for public venues, including the New York Times.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. November 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 163mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 616g
• ISBN-13: 9780198871965
• ISBN-10: 0198871961
• Artikelnr.: 68058764