Guy Axtell Knowledge, Belief, and Character (Hardback)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Knowledge, Belief, and CharacterCondition: NewSubtitle: Readings in Contemporary Virtue EpistemologyISBN-10: 0847696529EAN: 9780847696529ISBN: 9780847696529Publisher: Rowman & LittlefieldFormat: HardbackRelease Date: 05/10/2000Description: There have been many books over the past decade, including outstanding collections of essays, on the topic of the ethical virtues and virtue-theoretic approaches in ethics. But the professional journals of philosophy have only recently seen a strong and growing interest in the intellectual virtues and in the development of virtue-theoretic approaches in epistemology. There have been four single-authored book length treatments of issues of virtue epistemology over the last seven years, beginning with Ernest Sosa's Knowledge in Perspective (Cambridge, 1991), and extending to Linda Zabzebski's Virtue of the Mind (Cambridge, 1996). Weighing in with Jonathan Kvanvig's The Intellectual Virtues and the Life of the Mind (1992), and James Montmarquet's Epistemic Virtue and Doxastic Responsibility (1993), Rowman & Littlefield has had a particularly strong interest in the direction and growth of the field. To date, there has been no collection of articles directly devoted to the growing debate over the possibility and potential of a virtue epistemology. This volume exists in the belief that there is now a timely opportunity to gather together the best contributions of the influential authors working in this growing area of epistemological research, and to create a collection of essays as a useful course text and research source. Several of the articles included in the volume are previously unpublished. Several essays discuss the range and general approach of virtue theory in comparison with other general accounts. What advantages are supposed to accrue from a virtue-based account in epistemology, in handling well-known problems such as 'Gettier,' and 'Evil-Genie'-type problems? Can reliabilist virtue epistemology handle skeptical challenges more satisfactorily than non-virtue-centered forms of epistemic reliabilism? Others provide a needed discussion of relevant analogies and disanalogies between ethical and epistemic evaluation. The readings all contribute to our understanding of the relative importance, for a theory of justified belief, of the reliability of our cognitive faculties and of the individual's responsibility in gathering and weighing evidence. Highlights of the readings include direct exchanges between leading exponents of this approach and their critics. In addition, the volume includes contributions from feminist writers who offer a reassessment of the intellectual virtues from witin their own research paradigm.Language: EnglishCountry/Region of Manufacture: USItem Height: 235mmItem Length: 156mmItem Width: 20mmItem Weight: 454gContributor: Guy Axtell (Edited by), Alvin Goldman (Contributions by), Ernest Sosa (Contributions by), Hilary Kornblith (Contributions by), John Greco (Contributions by), Jonathan Dancy (Contributions by), Laurence Bonjour (Contributions by), Linda Zagrebsky (Contributions by), Julia Driver (Contributions by), Chirstopher Hookway (Contributions by), Ricard Paul (Contributions by), Guy Axtell (Contributions by), Casey Swank (Contributions by), James Montmarquet (Contributions by)Genre: Philosophy & SpiritualityBook Series: Studies in Epistemology and Cognitive TheoryAuthor: Guy AxtellRelease Year: 2000 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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