How to change it: modes of engagement, rationality, and stance voluntarism

We have three goals in this paper. First, we outline an ontology of stance, and explain the role that modes of engagement and styles of reasoning play in the characterization of a stance. Second, we argue that we do enjoy a degree of control over the modes of engagement and styles of reasoning we ad...

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Published inSynthese (Dordrecht) Vol. 178; no. 1; pp. 7 - 17
Main Authors Rowbottom, Darrell P., Bueno, Otávio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer 01.01.2011
Springer Netherlands
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Attitudes
Belief
Beliefs
Constructive empiricism
Education
Empiricism
Epistemology
Individuation
Logic
Metaphysics
Ontology
Paraconsistent logics
Philosophy
Philosophy of Language
Philosophy of Science
Propositional attitudes
Rationalism
Rationality
Reason
Reasoning
Science education
Volunteer labor
van Fraassen
Stance
Voluntarism
Rationality
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Summary:We have three goals in this paper. First, we outline an ontology of stance, and explain the role that modes of engagement and styles of reasoning play in the characterization of a stance. Second, we argue that we do enjoy a degree of control over the modes of engagement and styles of reasoning we adopt. Third, we contend that maximizing one's prospects for change (within the framework of other constraints, e.g., beliefs, one has) also maximizes one's rationality.
ISSN:0039-7857
1573-0964
DOI:10.1007/s11229-009-9521-0