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Some social features of cognition

Hilary Kornblith

pp. 27-41

Abstract

This paper describes and assesses a number of dispositions which are instrumental in allowing us to take on the opinions of others unselfconsciously. It is argued that these dispositions are in fact reliable in the environments in which they tend to come into play. In addition, it is argued that agents are, by their own lights, justified in the beliefs they arrive at as a result of these processes. Finally, these processes are argued to provide a basis for rejecting the claim that fixation of belief is radically holistic.

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(1987) Synthese 73 (1).

Pages: 27-41

DOI: 10.1007/BF00485441

Full citation:

Kornblith Hilary (1987) „Some social features of cognition“. Synthese 73 (1), 27–41.