Final on Wednesday of next week.

Discussion in class today was started off with the topic of Logic of Belief Argument against descriptive volitionism and prescriptive volitionism.

Is it psychologically possible?
Is it rationally morally possible?
Is it possible to make yourself not believe something? If you can believe it is it true?

Descriptive volitionism - True?
- True for all beliefs?
- true for some beliefs?

Is is possible to sustain beliefs formed in this way?
-Rationalism
-Motivation or desire to believe or disbelieve
-possible trauma or facing the truth
-egodamage

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The evidence for belief
-sensory beliefs
-scientific beliefs
-moral / political beliefs
historical beliefs

Logic of belief argument against volitionism
Premises conclusion arg. - to believe p is to accept p
1. as true(corresponding to the way things are)
2. No logical connection between a persons desire and the way things are
3. Believing on the basis of desire is irrational

Prescriptive Volitionism- it's ok to let desire "tip the scales" of evidence- have a role in determingin belief

Only valuable as a means to other goods

Blissful Igorance vs. Harsh reality