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aim of belief: a standalone construct

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Epistemology

the thesis that belief is governed by a norm or aim of truth, so that a belief is correct just in case it is true.

In epistemology, aim of belief refers to the thesis that belief is governed by a norm or aim of truth, so that a belief is correct just in case it is true. This meaning comes from Wedgwood (2002) in Noûs.[1]

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belief4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs case2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs norm4 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs

References

Wedgwood, R. (2002). The Aim Of Belief. Noûs, 36(s16), 267-297. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-0068.36.s16.10

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