Truth and Consequences: When Is It Rational to Accept Falsehoods?
Judgments of the rationality of beliefs must take the costs of acquiring and possessing beliefs into consideration. In that case, certain false beliefs, especially those that are associated with the benefits of a cohesive community, can be seen to be useful for an agent and perhaps instrumentally ra...
| Published in: | Journal of cognition and culture |
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| Authors: | ; |
| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Brill
[2019]
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| In: |
Journal of cognition and culture
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Falsehood
/ Acceptance
/ Truth
/ Rationality
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AD Sociology of religion; religious policy ZB Sociology |
| Further subjects: | B
cognitive accuracy
B instrumental rationality B Nationalism B misbeliefs B GROUP COHESION B reflective rationality |
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