Reasoning in attitudes
Franz Dietrich, Antonios Staras,
Philpapers.org,
Jun 27, 2022
A proposition is an expression asserting that something is the case. "Paris is the capital of France" is an example of a proposition. An attitude is an opinion about that proposition, for example, that it is true, or believed, or desired, or offensive, etc. We can reason about attitudes, for example, by describing the conditions in which a person might 'believe that Paris is the capital of France." But this paper is about reasoning in attitudes. For example, if I believe one thing, do I believe a related thing? If I wish for something, does it matter whether I wish for something else? Reasoning in attitudes is a lot messier than reasoning generally, and it depends on choices, not just facts. And each choice changes us a bit, creating a feedback loop. If you want to dive into the mechanics of all this, then this is the paper for you.
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