Abstract
Certain situations seem to call for acknowledging the possibility that
one’s own beliefs are biased or distorted. On the other hand, certain sorts
of epistemic self-doubts (such as ‘I believe it’s raining, but it’s not’) seem
paradoxical. And some have put forth epistemic principles requiring rational
agents to regard their own credences as so-called ‘expert functions’.
This paper examines the question of whether rationality requires
agents to respect their own credences in a way in which they need not respect
the credences of others.