Rational Reflection

Philosophical Perspectives 24 (1):121-140 (2010)
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This paper explores an initially attractive principle connecting beliefs in general with beliefs about what beliefs are rational. The principle turns out to be violated by intuitively rational beliefs in some situations. The paper lays out some options for reacting to this fact.

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10.1111/j.1520-8583.2010.00187.x

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