Pierre’s Rational and Public Beliefs

Vol 16, No 3 (2012) • Principia: an international journal of epistemology

Autor: Victor Verdejo

Abstract:

Paradigmatic cases of disagreement seem not to be compatible with a widespread kind of solution to Kripke’s celebrated Pierre puzzle. As a result, the classical puzzle about rational belief is shown to be also a puzzle about public disagreement/agreement phenomena. In this paper, I defend that the new public version of the puzzle is substantial and challenging and conclude that a full solution to Kripke’s considerations must offer a satisfactory account of both the rational and public character of belief attributions. I then argue that a notion of non-belief-individuating understanding is plausibly the key notion that would allow us to arrest both versions of the Pierre puzzle.

ISSN: 1414-4217

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5007/1808-1711.2012v16n3p451

Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/principia/article/view/1808-1711.2012v16n3p451/25625

Palavras-Chave: Pierre puzzle,rationality,disagreement,coordi

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