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The Illusion of Discretion
Discretion is the thesis that if one has sufficient evidence for p, it is epistemically permissible for one either to believe p or be agnostic on whether p. This paper argues that Discretion is not as obvious as many assume—indeed, that it is false. §1 observes that Discretion is not supported by the fact that we lack positive epistemic duties to take doxastic stances on propositions. §2 consid...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Constitutional Law
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1474-2640,1474-2659
DOI: 10.1093/icon/mow042