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Doxastic attitudes are epistemic attitudes which a person can hold towards a proposition. [1] The most commonly discussed doxastic attitude is belief (holding something to be true). Other doxastic attitudes include disbelief (holding something to be false) and suspension of judgment (withholding assent to a proposition without judging it to be true or judging it to be false). [1]
The term doxastic is derived from the ancient Greek word δόξα (or doxa), which means "belief". Thus, doxastic attitudes include beliefs and other psychological attitudes which resemble beliefs. [1] [2] Doxastic attitudes in many ways resemble propositional attitudes, although the two concepts are distinct from one another.
Other terms which are commonly used to refers to beliefs, such as " judgment" and " opinion", can also be classified as doxastic attitudes. More broadly, the term "doxastic attitude" can also refer to states sufficiently similar to beliefs, such as psychological certainty and credence.
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Doxastic attitudes are epistemic attitudes which a person can hold towards a proposition. [1] The most commonly discussed doxastic attitude is belief (holding something to be true). Other doxastic attitudes include disbelief (holding something to be false) and suspension of judgment (withholding assent to a proposition without judging it to be true or judging it to be false). [1]
The term doxastic is derived from the ancient Greek word δόξα (or doxa), which means "belief". Thus, doxastic attitudes include beliefs and other psychological attitudes which resemble beliefs. [1] [2] Doxastic attitudes in many ways resemble propositional attitudes, although the two concepts are distinct from one another.
Other terms which are commonly used to refers to beliefs, such as " judgment" and " opinion", can also be classified as doxastic attitudes. More broadly, the term "doxastic attitude" can also refer to states sufficiently similar to beliefs, such as psychological certainty and credence.