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Chapter 10 - Conclusion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2024

Avery Archer
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George Washington University, Washington DC
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In this chapter, I summarise the central theses defended in my monograph and explain how they fit together to provide us with a more complete picture of the nature and normative significance of agnosticism. I conclude that agnosticism is best conceived of as the mental state of questioning both the truth and falsity of some proposition, P – which can, but need not, be preceded by the mental act of refraining from judging P to be true or false – and is rationally appropriate whenever we take our evidence for and against P to be inconclusive.

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Print publication year: 2024

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  • Conclusion
  • Avery Archer, George Washington University, Washington DC
  • Book: The Attitude of Agnosticism
  • Online publication: 14 March 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009214759.010
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  • Conclusion
  • Avery Archer, George Washington University, Washington DC
  • Book: The Attitude of Agnosticism
  • Online publication: 14 March 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009214759.010
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  • Conclusion
  • Avery Archer, George Washington University, Washington DC
  • Book: The Attitude of Agnosticism
  • Online publication: 14 March 2024
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009214759.010
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