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    'Que devrions-nous croire?' est la question centrale des débats philosophiques en éthique de la croyance, un champ complexe de philosophie contemporaine où se mêlent la normativité, les théories de la connaissance et la psychologie. Spécifiquement, ce livre aborde la question de si nous devrions croire certaines choses parce qu'elles sont vraies ou parce qu'elles sont utiles. Que croire lorsque les preuves s'opposent aux avantages pratiques d'entretenir une certaine croyance? Sous quelle …Read more
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    Epistemic Reasons Are Not Normative Reasons for Belief
    Acta Analytica 36 (4): 573-587. 2021.
    In this paper, I argue against the view that epistemic reasons are normative reasons for belief. I begin by responding to some of the most widespread arguments in favor of the normativity of epistemic reasons before advancing two arguments against this thesis. The first is supported by an analysis of what it means to “have” some evidence for p. The second is supported by the claim that beliefs, if they are to be considered as states, cannot have epistemic reasons as normative reasons.
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    Radical Pragmatism in the Ethics of Belief
    Philosophia 49 (1): 403-419. 2020.
    In this paper, I defend the view that only practical reasons are normative reasons for belief. This requires viewing beliefs as the predictable results of our actions. I will show how this fits with our intuitions about mental autonomy. The remainder of the paper consists in a defense against a series of objections that may be expected against this position. The paper concludes with a metaphilosophical explanation about our conflicting intuitions regarding the normativity of rationality.
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    New Terms of Envatment
    Ithaque 12 77-87. 2013.
    The argument against skepticism relying on content externalism, which was made famous by Hilary Putnam, has been considered inconclusive by many philosophers. However, some believe that this argument has precluded the possibility of skeptical hypotheses. These hypotheses typically are fictional scenarios where a deceptive power makes your experiences indistinguishable from those you would have if you were not in such a scenario, making most of your justified belief false. Some philosophers, such…Read more
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    L’objectif du présent article est de traiter de la question du scepticisme quant à la véracité des jugements moraux lorsque nous acceptons le réalisme moral. Plus particulièrement, je prendrai comme point de départ l’article de Ralph Wedgwood The Moral Evil Demons afin de présenter les deux types d’arguments qui peuvent nourrir un scepticisme moral. Je tenterai alors de montrer que les réponses de Wedgwood sont loin d’être concluantes tout en soulignant l’importance pour le réaliste moral de rép…Read more