Web of Belief Willard Quine (1908-2000) Joseph Ullian (1930- )

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Web of Belief Willard Quine ( ) Joseph Ullian (1930- )

I exist (as a thinking thing) God exists C & D perceptions are accurate Math Geom. Phys obj’s exist Descartes’ Architectural Metaphor Mind  Body

Web Metaphor Quine’s

Tree branches = World of experience Web attachments = Observation sentences

What do you see?

Observation Sentences Man with a hat putting a white envelope into a mailbox. Dean of the law school mailing a birthday check to his daughter in Belgium. First sentence is an observation sentence, second one is not. Observation sentence: all competent language-users who witness the event will agree whether the sentence is true or not. Observation sentences can be false.

Observation Sentences Observation sentences formulate our beliefs that most directly tie us to the world: “There’s a buzzing sound.” Not: “Dad is sawing.” “Here’s a white patch of color.” Not: “Here’s my pen.”

“There’s a ufo.”

Non-Observation Sentences Starting with observation sentences, I form new beliefs by drawing inferences: From: “I hear a buzzing sound.” and other information I might get: “Dad is sawing.” From: “I see a white patch of color.” and other information I might get: “Here’s my pen.”

Inferred Beliefs Observations Deep- seated Beliefs

What are Deep-seated Beliefs? Far removed from direct experience. Play a central role in my thinking. Belief in God? Belief that people are basically good? Belief that you are a failure? Others? Major, career, marriage, children.

What are Deep-seated Beliefs? Can these beliefs change? How? Conversion experiences. How does this look using the web metaphor?

Deep- seated Beliefs

Deep- seated Beliefs?

Isaiah Berlin ( ) “Why a single central principle?”

“The Hedgehog and the Fox” (1953)

Archilochus: “The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing.”

Belief Evaluate by standard of “reasonable” rather than “absolutely certain.” knowI know something if (p. 13): –I believe it. –It is true. –I have firm grounds/good evidence for my belief. More useful for science and everyday life than Descartes’ standard.

Belief What is a belief? (p. 10): –Not an feeling –Not an activity –Disposition: to react in certain ways in certain circumstances. Can a computer-robot have a belief?

Belief How do we form/change beliefs? Some by observation. Most by inference. What set of beliefs best fits together?

Belief Detective story (p. 17): Abbott, Babbitt and Cabot are the only suspects in a murder case. Abbott has an alibi (registered in a hotel far away at the time). Babbitt has an alibi (brother-in-law says he was with him, far away).  Cabot did it?

Belief Detective story (p. 17): Abbott, Babbitt and Cabot are the only suspects in a murder case. Abbott has an alibi (registered in a hotel far away at the time). Babbitt has an alibi (brother-in-law says he was with him, far away). Cabot has an alibi (shown on TV). Can’t all be true.Can’t all be true.

Belief Detective story (p. 17): Which of the four statements will we give up? Look for other suspects? Reexamine the alibis of the current suspects. Reject or withhold judgement on at least one of the statements.

Belief Reject or withhold judgement on at least one of the statements: Theism: Belief that God exists. Atheism: Belief that God does not exist. Agnosticism: Withhold belief as to whether or not God exists.

Belief “Abe Lincoln was the greatest president.” “I don’t believe that.” Opposite belief: “I believe that is false.” Withhold judgement: “I don’t have a belief about that one way or the other.”

Belief Are there any guidelines for what beliefs to adopt? Not “absolute certainty”. The “Virtues” of hypotheses. Next time: Chapters 5, 6 & 8 in The Web of Belief.