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Lotteries, Knowledge, and Rational Belief = Essays on the Lottery Paradox

Author :  Igor Douven

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Country
United Kingdom
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN 9781108421911
Format HardBound
Language English
Year of Publication 2021
Bib. Info 311 p
Categories Philosophy
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We talk and think about our beliefs both in a categorical (yes/no) and in a graded way. How do the two kinds of belief hang together? The most straightforward answer is that we believe something categorically if we believe it to a high enough degree. But this seemingly obvious, near-platitudinous claim is known to give rise to a paradox commonly known as the 'lottery paradox' – at least when it is coupled with some further seeming near-platitudes about belief. How to resolve that paradox has been a matter of intense philosophical debate for over fifty years. This volume offers a collection of newly commissioned essays on the subject, all of which provide compelling reasons for rethinking many of the fundamentals of the debate.

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