Partiality and Charity
Partiality and Charity
It is argued that false belief is often better for a person than true belief, by appeal to cases of “partiality bias” (bias in favor of a positive conception of one’s friends) and “charitable bias” (bias in favor of a positive conception of people in general). Friendship sometimes requires partiality bias, and moral virtue requires charitable bias. This argument assumes that friendship and moral virtue are constituents of wellbeing.
Keywords: Bias, friendship, morality, partiality, charity, wellbeing, value, truth
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