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Philosophy of Sciences

2015 year, number 2

PHENOMENAL AND EPISTEMOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF CONVICTION

A.Yu. Moisseeva
Institute of philosophy and law SB RAS, Novosibirsk
Keywords: urge the adoption of assumptions, a sense of truth, the decision, the rationale, context

Abstract

The paper considers the phenomenalist interpretation of the conception of conviction and its consequences for epistemology. Conviction and acceptance of assumption are distinguished. Also, the problem of the role of conviction in science is dealt with and possible explanation of the self-deception phenomenon is outlined