Abstract
| Translated title of the contribution | Freedom through skepticism |
|---|---|
| Language | Dutch |
| Pages | 19-36 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte |
| Volume | 108 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 28 Feb 2016 |
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Keywords
- doxastic voluntarism
- epistemic permissivism
- freedom
- skepticism
- suspension of judgment
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Vrijheid door scepticisme. / Nickel, P.J.
In: Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte, Vol. 108, No. 1, 28.02.2016, p. 19-36.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Vrijheid door scepticisme
AU - Nickel,P.J.
PY - 2016/2/28
Y1 - 2016/2/28
N2 - In this paper, I consider a form of skepticism that has a permissive conclusion, according to which we are rationally permitted to suspend judgment in an area, or to have beliefs in that area. I argue that such a form of skepticism is resistant to some traditional strategies of refutation. It also carries a benefit, namely that it increases voluntary control over doxastic states by introducing options, and therefore greater freedom, into the realm of belief. I argue that intellectual preferences and dispositions provide decisive reasons that can settle our doxastic states in such cases.
AB - In this paper, I consider a form of skepticism that has a permissive conclusion, according to which we are rationally permitted to suspend judgment in an area, or to have beliefs in that area. I argue that such a form of skepticism is resistant to some traditional strategies of refutation. It also carries a benefit, namely that it increases voluntary control over doxastic states by introducing options, and therefore greater freedom, into the realm of belief. I argue that intellectual preferences and dispositions provide decisive reasons that can settle our doxastic states in such cases.
KW - doxastic voluntarism
KW - epistemic permissivism
KW - freedom
KW - skepticism
KW - suspension of judgment
U2 - 10.5117/ANTW2016.1.NICK
DO - 10.5117/ANTW2016.1.NICK
M3 - Tijdschriftartikel
VL - 108
SP - 19
EP - 36
JO - Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte
T2 - Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte
JF - Algemeen Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Wijsbegeerte
SN - 0002-5275
IS - 1
ER -