The Shipowner Example

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:appearsIn gptkb:The_Ethics_of_Belief
gptkbp:contrastsWith William James's The Will to Believe
gptkbp:demonstrates epistemic responsibility
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:William_Kingdon_Clifford
gptkbp:firstPublished 1879
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Shipowner Example
gptkbp:involves passengers
a ship
a shipowner
gptkbp:moralOf beliefs should be based on evidence
gptkbp:relatedTo ethics
rationality
philosophy of belief
gptkbp:usedToArgue the immorality of believing on insufficient evidence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Ethics_of_Belief
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7