Cognitive Vulnerability: An Epistemological Approach

Published by De Gruyter 2023

Cognitive Vulnerability

An Epistemological Approach

Edited by: Óscar Lucas González-Castán

Volume 18 in the series Berlin Studies in Knowledge Research

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110799163

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About this book

Vulnerability has become part of our everyday vocabulary. We are used to hearing that we ought to act so as to protect the highly vulnerable; the qualifier suggests that we are all vulnerable. In addition to being of contemporary relevance, the notion of vulnerability has also been at the heart of philosophical reflection since the birth of the discipline, playing a vital role across many different traditions. Its prevalence is unsurprising. Vulnerability, which partially defines us as human beings, has appeared in many guises: mortality, finitude, sin, ignorance, etc.

However, no attempt has yet been made to fully apply the notion of vulnerability to the domains of epistemology and the philosophy of science, to relate it to our general human vulnerability, and to explore the wide range of consequences that derive from it. The contributors of this book fill this gap; they present new approaches to classical problems. They highlight different aspects of our cognitive vulnerability, from issues related to the realism/antirealism debate to reflections on epistemic success and trust.

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Óscar L. González-Castán, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
List of Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Cognitive Vulnerability in Philosophical Perspective Óscar L. González-Castán Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I: Shaping Our Cognitive Vulnerability
Cognitive Vulnerability, Repetition, and Truth Óscar L. González-Castán Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
How Negative Knowledge Relates to Negative Certainty: An Instance of Cognitive Vulnerability José María Ariso Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
The Epistemology of “Successibility”: An Optimistic Point of View Javier Vilanova Arias Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	69
Heuristics as a Source of Cognitive Vulnerability in Philosophy Timothy Williamson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	87
The Virtuous Circle of Fallibilism, Realism, and Intersubjectivity: Peirce’s Antidote to Cognitive Vulnerability Rosa M. Calcaterra Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	107
Part II: Consequences of Cognitive Vulnerability
Cognitive Vulnerability: Fallibilism, Distrust, and Disagreements Ángeles J. Perona Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	127
Bounded Normativity: The Principle of Reflective Equilibrium as a Principle of Rationality Günter Abel Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
Cognitive Vulnerability and the Post-Truth Challenge Astrid Wagner Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	159
Understanding, Vulnerability, and Risk J. Adam Carter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Defeasible Knowledge of Dispositions: A Survey from Wittgenstein’s Epistemic Pluralism Modesto Gómez-Alonso Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	193
Notes on Contributors Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
Index of Names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
Subject Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	221

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Scholars in epistemology and the philosophy of science, libraries, institutes
Pages
- Front matter: 7
- Main content: 223
Keywords: cognitive verisimilitude; fallibilism; trust; negative knowledge

eBook

Published: August 21, 2023
ISBN: 9783110799163

Hardcover

Published: August 21, 2023
ISBN: 9783110799064