Journal of Philosophical Research 41 (9999):71-90 (2016)
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Popular discussions of faith often assume that having faith is a form of believing on insufficient evidence and that having faith is therefore in some way rationally defective. Here I offer a characterization of action-centered faith and show that action-centered faith can be both epistemically and practically rational even under a wide variety of subpar evidential circumstances.
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| Keywords | Faith Belief Trust Hope Rationality Pascal's Wager Ethics of Belief |
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| Reprint years | 2016 |
| ISBN(s) | 1053-8364 |
| DOI | 10.5840/jpr20165364 |
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Propositional Faith: What It is and What It is Not.Daniel Howard-Snyder - 2013 - American Philosophical Quarterly 50 (4):357-372.
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