Paradoxes and the limits of theorizing about propositional attitudes
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DOI: 10.1007/s11229-018-01902-2
Abstract: Propositions are central to at least most theorizing about the connection between our mental lives and the world: we use them in our theories of an array of attitudes including belief, desire, hope, fear, knowledge,… read more here.
Keywords: limits theorizing; paradoxes limits; theorizing propositional; argue ... See more keywords
Propositional Attitudes as Commitments: Unleashing Some Constraints
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DOI: 10.1017/s0012217320000098
Abstract: ABSTRACT In a series of articles, Asbjørn Steglich-Petersen and Nick Zangwill argue that, since propositional attitude (PA) ascription judgements do not behave like normative judgements in being subject to a priori normative supervenience and the… read more here.
Keywords: argue; attitudes commitments; propositional attitudes; commitments unleashing ... See more keywords
Emotion regulation and cooperation
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DOI: 10.1080/09515089.2021.1942812
Abstract: ABSTRACT Classic accounts of the evolution of human cooperation conceive emotions as automatic and uncontrollable impulses toward prosocial behavior. I argue that this view of emotion is incorrect, but that classic accounts of the evolution… read more here.
Keywords: regulation cooperation; argue; emotion regulation; cooperation ... See more keywords
Science, politics, ethics and the pandemic
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DOI: 10.1136/medethics-2021-107706
Abstract: That they are ‘following the science’ has become the watchword of many politicians during the present pandemic, especially when imposing or prolonging lockdowns or other libertyrestricting regulations. The scientists who advise politicians however are usually… read more here.
Keywords: challenge; science; liberty; infection ... See more keywords