Belief, Inference, and the Self-Conscious Mind

by Eric Marcus

It is impossible to hold patently contradictory beliefs in mind together at once. Why? Because we know that it is impossible for both to be true. This impossibility is a species of rational necessity, a phenomenon that uniquely characterizes the relation between one person's beliefs. Here, Eric Marcus argues that the unity of the rational mind--what makes it one mind--is what explains why, given what we already believe, we can't believe certain things...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192845632
• ISBN13: 9780192845634
• Release Date: October 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 172 Pages
• Weight: 0.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"