The affective factors in the animal mind: Drives, incentives, and emotions.

2011 ◽  
pp. 382-403
Author(s):  
Margaret Floy Washburn
Keyword(s):  
Animal Mind ◽  
Affective Factors

Open-Mindedness

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy Fantl
Keyword(s):  
Affective Factors ◽  
Significant Time ◽  
Full Belief

This chapter argues for a “Platonic” conception of open-mindedness. Open-mindedness is not simply a matter of being willing to change your mind in response to a counterargument. You have to be willing to change your mind conditional on spending significant time with the argument, finding each step compelling, and being unable to expose a flaw. If you are willing to do this, then you may be open-minded toward the argument provided you also don’t violate various procedural norms and aren’t disposed to allow various affective factors to influence your beliefs (for example, you aren’t willfully ignorant). On this conception, we can explain how it is possible to hold an outright or “full” belief even while being open-minded toward arguments against that belief.

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