Blameworthy Belief
Author | : Nikolaj Nottelmann |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 284 |
Release | : 2007-07-18 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781402059612 |
ISBN-13 | : 1402059612 |
Rating | : 4/5 (612 Downloads) |
Download or read book Blameworthy Belief written by Nikolaj Nottelmann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-07-18 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Believing the wrong thing can have drastic consequences. The question of when a person is not only ill-guided, but genuinely at fault for holding a particular belief goes to the root of our understanding of such notions as criminal negligence and moral responsibility. This book explores the conditions under which someone may be deemed blameworthy for holding a particular belief, drawing on contemporary epistemology, ethics and legal scholarship.