Project Abstract

Existing work in philosophy and psychology tends to assume that if a person believes something against the evidence, then this person fails to properly evaluate the relevant evidence. This assumption, however, overlooks a distinctive form of irrationality, where subjects obstinately hold onto their beliefs, despite acknowledging that the evidence points to the contrary. My project investigates this uncharted territory in human irrationality by exploring the enigma across a spectrum of irrational beliefs and developing a plausible explanation for it. According to this explanation, irrational beliefs are sometimes explained by subjects’ compelling experiences, rather than failures to properly evaluate evidence.

Project Workshop 1.

Date: Wednesday, 22 January 2025

Location: S0.19Link opens in a new window (Click to open an interactive map)

Title: WMA Mini-workshop––Experience and Rationality

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