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...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
[2019]
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Journal of cognition and culture
Année: 2019, Volume: 19, Numéro: 1/2, Pages: 147-169 |
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Contrevérité
/ Acceptation
/ Vérité
/ Rationalité
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RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophie de la religion AD Sociologie des religions ZB Sociologie |
Sujets non-standardisés: | B
cognitive accuracy
B instrumental rationality B Nationalism B misbeliefs B GROUP COHESION B reflective rationality |
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