Knowledge, Belief, and Character: Readings in Virtue Epistemology
Guy Axtell (ed.)
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (2000)
Abstract
This is a unique collection of new and recently-published articles which debate the merits of virtue-theoretic approaches to the core epistemological issues of knowledge and justified belief. 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 individuals responsibility in gathering and weighing evidence. Highlights of the readings include direct exchanges between leading exponents of this approach and their criticsAuthor's Profile
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BD161.K593 2000
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0847696529 9780847696529 9780847696536
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Guy Axtell has taught philosophy at the University of Nevada, Reno, since receiving his Ph. D. in 1991. He has written articles on epistemology, philosophy of science, American pragmatism, and philosophy of religion. He is currently at work on a book entitled Pragmatic Pluralism: Understanding Philosophical Diversity. [REVIEW]Lawrence BonJour, Jonathan Dancy, Julia Driver, Alvin Goldman, John Greco & Christopher Hookway
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Virtue Epistemology.John Turri, Mark Alfano & John Greco - 1999 - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy:1-51.
Openmindedness and truth.J. Adam Carter & Emma C. Gordon - 2014 - Canadian Journal of Philosophy 44 (2):207-224.