Vagueness, Normativity, and Belief

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titleVagueness, Normativity, and Belief
start_date2014/03/13
schedule13h30-15h30
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location_infoRdC, salle de réunion
summarySome theorists of vagueness think that the predicate 'belief' is vague (e.g., Hilpinen 1980, Hajek 2014).  I think that 'belief' probably is vague, though for reasons different from the ones usually cited.  In particular, on the conception of vagueness that I favor, 'belief' is vague primarily because its application is arbitrary over a certain range of cases, not because it is "sorites-susceptible" or admits of borderline cases.  I discuss some implications of the latter view for the nature of belief and the practice of belief ascription.
responsiblesProust, Égré