Author : Allan Hazlett
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199674809
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis A Luxury of the Understanding by : Allan Hazlett
Download or read book A Luxury of the Understanding written by Allan Hazlett and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Allan Hazlett challenges the philosophical assumption of the value of true belief. He critiques the view that true belief is better for us than false belief, and the view that truth is "the aim of belief". An alternative picture is provided, on which the fact that some people love truth is all there is to "the value of true belief".