Practical Belief
Keyword: Practical Belief
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Dictionary Entry | Posted 10/11/2015 Quote from "Hume's Argument against Miracles, and the Idea of Natural Law (Hume)" A state of belief in a proposition is such a state that the believer would on every pertinent occasion act according to the logical consequence of that proposition, He has a habit, and... |
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Dictionary Entry | Posted 25/10/2015 Quote from "On the Logic of Drawing History from Ancient Documents Especially from Testimonies (Logic of History)" A practical belief is what a man proposes to go upon. A decision is more or less pressing. What ought it to be? That must depend upon what the purpose of his action... |
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Dictionary Entry | Posted 25/10/2015 Quote from "Reason's Rules" A practical belief may […] be described as a habit of deliberate behavior. The word “deliberate” is hardly completely defined by saying that it implies attention to... |