I argue that explanations of doxastic transparency which go via an appeal to an aim or norm
of belief are problematic. I offer a new explanation which appeals to a biological function of …

Marcel, narrator of Proust's novel-cycle recalls his mother:'She had often teased my
grandmother who could never write to her without quoting some phrase of Mme de …

Surprising as it may initially seem, the makers of fictions are sometimes castigated for
inaccuracy. As I write, the film Selma (dir: Du Vernay, 2014) is under attack for misleading …

What sort of mental state is a delusion? What causes delusions? Why are delusions
pathological? This book examines these questions, which are normally considered …

It is hackneyed to say that one learns from reading fiction. We certainly read fiction because
it is diverting, entertaining, absorbing, beautiful, funny, and a number of other things that do …

Psychological studies on fictional persuasion demonstrate that being engaged with fiction
systematically affects our beliefs about the real world, in ways that seem insensitive to the …

In this article, I defend the cognitive value of certain generic television series. Unlike media
and television scholars, who have been appreciative of the informative capacity of television …

Sažetak In this paper I consider the project of offering an evolutionary debunking
explanation for transparency in doxastic deliberation. I examine Nicole Dular and Nikki …

What kind of thing are aesthetic judgements? And how, if at all, do they differ from our
ordinary judgements concerning more mundane matters? In this chapter I consider some …

In this thesis I argue that there is a link between belief and truth, which is indicated by three
features of belief relating to how they are formed. I suggest that these features require an …