Virtue Epistemology Naturalized
Bridges Between Virtue Epistemology and Philosophy of Science
Editors: Fairweather, Abrol (Ed.)
Free Preview- Examines an underdeveloped aspect of virtue epistemology, namely the interconnections between virtue epistemology and philosophy of science
- Contributes to the development of naturalistic perspectives in virtue epistemology
- Builds on recent empirical work in virtue ethics
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This book presents four bridges connecting work in virtue epistemology and work in philosophy of science (broadly construed) that may serve as catalysts for the further development of naturalized virtue epistemology. These bridges are: empirically informed theories of epistemic virtue; virtue theoretic solutions to under determination; epistemic virtues in the history of science; and the value of understanding.
Virtue epistemology has opened many new areas of inquiry in contemporary epistemology including: epistemic agency, the role of motivations and emotions in epistemology, the nature of abilities, skills and competences, wisdom and curiosity.
Value driven epistemic inquiry has become quite complex and there is a need for a responsible and rigorous process of constructing naturalized theories of epistemic virtue. This volume makes the involvement of the sciences more explicit and looks at the empirical aspect of virtue epistemology.
Concerns about virtue epistemology are considered in the essays contained here, including the question: can any virtue epistemology meet both the normativity constraint and the empirical constraint? The volume suggests that these worries should not be seen as impediments but rather as useful constraints and desiderata to guide the construction of naturalized theories of epistemic virtue.
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“This is a collection of nineteen papers, assembled and briefly introduced by Abrol Fairweather. Together they explore an incredibly broad and fertile range of the connections between virtue epistemology, cognitive psychology, and the philosophy of science. … Anyone interested in virtue epistemology, philosophy of science, or naturalized epistemology should consider this book an excellent resource.” (Sarah Wright, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, ndpr.nd.edu, April, 2015)
- Table of contents (20 chapters)
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Bridges Between Virtue Epistemology and Philosophy of Science
Pages 1-9
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The Function of Perception
Pages 13-31
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Metacognition and Intellectual Virtue
Pages 33-48
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Daring to Believe: Metacognition, Epistemic Agency and Reflective Knowledge
Pages 49-66
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Success, Minimal Agency and Epistemic Virtue
Pages 67-81
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Virtue Epistemology Naturalized
- Book Subtitle
- Bridges Between Virtue Epistemology and Philosophy of Science
- Editors
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- Abrol Fairweather
- Series Title
- Synthese Library
- Series Volume
- 366
- Copyright
- 2014
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing
- Copyright Holder
- Springer International Publishing Switzerland
- eBook ISBN
- 978-3-319-04672-3
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-3-319-04672-3
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-04671-6
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-3-319-34925-1
- Edition Number
- 1
- Number of Pages
- VI, 360
- Number of Illustrations
- 6 b/w illustrations
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