Belief in Absolute Necessity

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ID10349007
AuthorsJasmin Divers (0000-0002-1286-6587, University of Leeds), John Divers, José Edgar González Varela (0000-0003-1491-1844, Instituto de Filosofía), José Edgar González‐Varela
Year2012
Volume87
Issue2
Pages358-391
Publication date2012-07-25
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophy and Phenomenological Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0031-8205 • E-ISSN: 1933-1592
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1933-1592.2012.00600.x
OpenAlexW1909663605
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited21

We outline a theory of the cognitive role of belief in absolute necessity that is normative and intended to be metaphysically neutral. We take this theory to be unique in scope since it addresses simultaneously the questions of how such belief is (properly) acquired and of how it is (properly) manifest. The acquisition and manifestation conditions for belief in absolute necessity are given univocally, in terms of complex higher‐order attitudes involving two distinct kinds of supposition (A‐supposing and C‐supposing). It is subsequently argued that the proposed acquisition and manifestation conditions are rationally interdependent, and that such harmony affords explanations of connections between different facets of belief in necessity that otherwise remain mysterious

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