Abstract
Does the strength of a particular belief depend upon the significance we attach to it? Do we move from one context to another, remaining in the same doxastic state concerning p yet holding a stronger belief that p in one context than in the other? For that to be so, a doxastic state must have a certain sort of context-sensitive complexity. So the question is about the nature of belief states, as we understand them, or as we think a theory should model them. I explore the idea and how it relates to work on imprecise probabilities and second-order confidence.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 758-768 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Philosophy of Science |
Volume | 80 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 2013 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- History
- Philosophy
- History and Philosophy of Science