Prof Lara Buchak on 'Faith and Traditions'

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Prof Lara Buchak (Princeton): Faith and Traditions

Event will happen over Zoom.Abstract: One phenomenon arising in epistemic life is allegiance to, and break from, a tradition. This phenomenon has three central features. First, individuals who adhere to a tradition seem to respond dogmatically to evidence against their tradition. Second, individuals from different traditions appear to see the same evidence differently. And third, conversion from one tradition to another appears to happen suddenly or discontinuously rather than gradually and smoothly. This paper uses recent work on the nature of rationality and faith to show that these features can all emerge from from individuals acting rationally - in particular, from individuals rationally having faith in the core assumptions of their tradition. ** on the registration form please provide your university email address **

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Prof Lara Buchak on 'Faith and Traditions'

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