PHI 402 THE ETHICS OF BELIEF

An exploration of questions at the intersection of ethics and epistemology that concern what we ought to believe. Should we believe only what our best evidence supports? Is it permissible to believe without any evidence, or even against the evidence? Can faith be rational? Are there ethical demands on what we should believe? Can failing to believe what someone says wrong that person? Should we believe well of our friends just because they are our friends? Should we have faith in humanity?