ABSTRACT

In whatever ways the words "belief" and "argument" are defined, it is evident that every person holds an incalculable number of beliefs which are not false, as well as many that are. None of us would manage to grow into adulthood unless the relevant beliefs we hold about the physical and social world are accurate enough to enable us to survive and adapt biologically and socially. Likewise with that close companion of beliefs-knowledge. All normal adults know much, both in the sense of "knowing that .. . " and in the sense of "knowing how to .. . . "