Akrasia and Epistemic Impurism
Akrasia and Epistemic Impurism
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New York, USA: Cambridge University Press
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English
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New York, USA: Cambridge University Press
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This essay provides a novel argument for impurism, the view that certain non-truth-relevant factors can make a difference to a belief's epistemic standing. I argue that purists, unlike impurists, are forced to claim that certain ‘high-stakes’ cases rationally require agents to be akratic. Akrasia is one of the paradigmatic forms of irrationality. S...
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Akrasia and Epistemic Impurism
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_2507424548
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2053-4477
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2053-4485
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10.1017/apa.2020.16
