II�Doxastic Correctness

• Autores: Ralph Wedgwood
• Localización: Aristotelian Society Supplementary Volume, ISSN-e 1467-8349, Vol. 87, Nº. 1, 2013, págs. 217-234
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • If beliefs are subject to a basic norm of correctness�roughly, to the principle that a belief is correct only if the proposition believed is true�how can this norm guide believers in forming their beliefs? Answer: this norm guides believers indirectly: believers are directly guided by requirements of rationality�which are themselves explained by this norm of correctness. The fundamental connection between rationality and correctness is probabilistic. Incorrectness comes in degrees; for beliefs, these degrees of incorrectness are measured by quadratic scoring rules, such as the so-called Brier score. This account is defended against objections; and its implications for suspension of judgement are explored.