This webinar was recorded on 2 September 2024 as part of the PsychX webinar series.
Speaker: Neil van Leeuwen, United States
Outline: A few background assumptions about beliefs (we might call them myths) have caused crosstalk and confusion in the literature on belief. Here I address and correct four such myths: (i) that representationalism about belief requires ""sentences in a belief box;"" (ii) that the words ""believe"" and ""belief"" designate a single natural kind; (iii) that philosophers and cognitive scientists use the words ""believe"" and ""belief"" in the same way as lay people; and (iv) that ""beliefs"" must always have determinate propositional content. Recognizing the falsity of (i) - (iv) clarifies discussion of belief and opens up new avenues for empirical and theoretical research.
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