Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 740 g
Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 740 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-884579-9
Verlag: OXFORD UNIV PR
Scott Sturgeon presents an original account of mental states and their dynamics. He develops a detailed story of coarse- and fine-grained mental states, a novel perspective on how they fit together, an engaging theory of the rational transitions between them, and a fresh view of how formal methods can advance our understanding in this area. In doing so, he addresses a deep four-way divide in literature on epistemic rationality. Formal epistemology is done in specialized languages--often seeming a lot more like mathematics than Plato--and so can alienate philosophers who are drawn to more traditional work on thought experiments in epistemic rationality. Conversely, informal epistemology appears to be a lot more like Plato than mathematics and, as such, it tends to deter philosophers drawn to formal models of the phenomena. Similarly, the epistemology of coarse-grained states boils down everything to a discussion of rational belief--making the area appear a lot more like foundations of knowledge than anything useful for the theory rational decision, such as decision-making under uncertainty. The Rational Mind unifies work in all of these areas for the first time.
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- 1: Guided Tour
- 2: The Bayesian Model (Probabilism)
- 3: The Bayesian Theory of States: Critical Discussion
- 4: The Bayesian Transition Theory: Critical Discussion
- 5: The Belief Model (AGM)
- 6: Critical Discussion of the Belief Model
- 7: Conditional Commitment and the Ramsey Test
- 8: Puzzling about Epistemic Attitudes
- 9: Belief-First Epistemology
- 10: Credence-First Epistemology: Strengths and Challenges
- 11: Force-Based Attitudes
- 12: Force-Based Confidence at Work
- 13: Inference and Rationality
