The Non-Reificatory Approach to Belief

Challenging the conventional perspective on propositional attitudes, the author contends that treating beliefs as concrete entities is a fundamental error. The book highlights the issues with the reificatory approach while advocating for a non-reificatory understanding that aligns more closely with common perceptions of belief. By dissecting historical trends in psychology and philosophy of mind, as well as the language used in psychology, the author illustrates why the widespread acceptance of the reificatory view is both misguided and avoidable.