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Philosophy of mind

an automatic, belief-like state that disposes a person to respond as if something were so, even against what they explicitly believe.

In philosophy of mind, alief refers to an automatic, belief-like state that disposes a person to respond as if something were so, even against what they explicitly believe. This meaning comes from Gendler (2008) in Journal of Philosophy.[1]

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References

Gendler, T. S. (2008). Alief and Belief. Journal of Philosophy, 105(10), 634-663. https://doi.org/10.5840/jphil20081051025

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