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Kilka uwag o Leona Koja koncepcji przekonań
Some Remarks on the Leon Koj’s Conception of Beliefs

Author(s): Marek Lechniak
Subject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Towarzystwo Naukowe KUL & Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II
Keywords: thinking; belief; justification of belief; myślenie; przekonanie; zasadność przekonań

Summary/Abstract: Professor Leon Koj presented his views on the nature of beliefs in some his papers. This article refers and discusses some main theses of Koj’s conception of belief. Koj treated beliefs as a kind of thinking and stressed a role of spontaneous beliefs a base of knowledge. This kind of belief does not require a justification until a change in belief is on offer.

  • Issue Year: 57/2009
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 61-73
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Polish