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Minimizing Inaccuracy For Self-Locating Beliefs, Brian Kierland, Bradley Monton
Minimizing Inaccuracy For Self-Locating Beliefs, Brian Kierland, Bradley Monton
Brian Kierland
One's inaccuracy for a proposition is defined as the squared difference between the truth value (1 or 0) of the proposition and the credence (or subjective probability, or degree of belief) assigned to the proposition. One should have the epistemic goal of minimizing the expected inaccuracies of one's credences. We show that the method of minimizing expected inaccuracy can be used to solve certain probability problems involving information loss and self-locating beliefs (where a self-locating belief of a temporal part of an individual is a belief about where or when that temporal part is located). We analyze the Sleeping Beauty …
Knowledge Of The Self-Revealing God In The Thought Of Thomas Forsyth Torrance, John Morrison
Knowledge Of The Self-Revealing God In The Thought Of Thomas Forsyth Torrance, John Morrison
John D. Morrison
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The Sheed & Ward Anthology Of Catholic Philosophy, Edited By James C. Swindal And Harry J. Gensler, Harry Gensler, S.J.
The Sheed & Ward Anthology Of Catholic Philosophy, Edited By James C. Swindal And Harry J. Gensler, Harry Gensler, S.J.
Harry J. Gensler, S.J.
The Sheed & Ward Anthology of Catholic Philosophy is a thorough introduction to the evolution of Catholic philosophy from Biblical times to the present day. The first comprehensive collection of readings from Catholic philosophers, this volume aims to sharpen the understanding of Catholic philosophy by grouping together the best examples of this tradition, both well-known classics and lesser-known selections. The readings emphasize themes integral to the Catholic tradition such as the harmony of faith and reason, the existence and nature of God, the nature of the human person and the nature of being, and the objectivity of the moral law. …