| On the Aim of Belief |
| J. David Velleman |
| The Possibility of Practical Reason (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000 -- now out of print) |
| Area 1 Philosophy of Mind |
| Area 2 Philosophy of Action |
| Keywords |
| http://ssrn.com/abstract=1006990 |
| This paper explores the sense in which belief "aims at the truth". In this course of this exploration, it discusses the difference between belief and make-believe, the nature of psychoanalytic explanation, the supposed "normativity of meaning", and related topics. |
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