{"product_id":"responsible-belief-rik-peels-9780190608118","title":"Responsible Belief: A Theory in Ethics and Epistemology","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat we believe and what we do not believe has a great impact on what we do and fail to do. Hence, if we want to \u003cem\u003eact\u003c\/em\u003e responsibly, we should \u003cem\u003ebelieve\u003c\/em\u003e responsibly. However, do we have the kind of control over our beliefs that such responsibility for our beliefs seems to require? Do we have certain obligations to control or influence our beliefs on particular occasions? And do we sometimes believe responsibly despite violating such obligations, namely because we are excused by, say, indoctrination or ignorance?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy answering each of these questions, Rik Peels provides a theory of what it is to believe responsibly. He argues that we lack control over our beliefs, but that we can nonetheless \u003cem\u003einfluence\u003c\/em\u003e our beliefs by performing actions that make a difference to what we believe. We have a wide variety of moral, prudential, and epistemic obligations to perform such belief-influencing actions. We can be held responsible for our beliefs in virtue of such influence on our beliefs. Sometimes, we believe responsibly despite having violated such obligations, namely if we are excused, by force, ignorance, or luck. A careful consideration of these excuses teaches us, respectively, that responsible belief entails that we could have failed to have that belief, that responsible belief is in a specific sense radically subjective, and that responsible belief is compatible with its being a matter of luck that we hold that belief.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rik Peels\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0190608110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190608118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.00d","brand":"Rik Peels","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46640554901759,"sku":"9780190608118","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a0640a35-4c74-4641-adca-e2d05a80596b.jpg?v=1740669936","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/responsible-belief-rik-peels-9780190608118","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}