Archer, Sophie  ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6730-5261
2026.
Explaining transparency the simple way.
Philosophical Studies
10.1007/s11098-026-02557-3
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11098-026-02557-3
Abstract
If one asks oneself whether to believe that p from the first-person perspective, one understands this question is answered in, and only in, answering a second question – whether p. I propose a straightforward new explanation of such ‘transparency’: it is because one understands believing something is thinking it is true. This ‘Simple Explanation’ was overlooked due to the notion in the early literature (Shah, 2003; Shah & Velleman, 2005) that ‘thinking it is true that p’ does not uniquely identify belief. I argue that this is false and hence that we can explain transparency the simple way.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Date Type: | Published Online |
| Status: | Published |
| Schools: | Schools > English, Communication and Philosophy |
| Publisher: | Springer |
| ISSN: | 0031-8116 |
| Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 17 June 2026 |
| Date of Acceptance: | 20 May 2026 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jun 2026 11:54 |
| URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/187601 |
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