Epistemic Value

Epistemic Value
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9780199231188
ISBN-13 : 0199231184
Rating : 4/5 (88 Downloads)

Synopsis Epistemic Value by : Adrian Haddock

Epistemic Value is a collection of new essays by leading epistemologists, focusing on questions regarding the value of knowledge, such as: Is knowledge more valuable than true belief? Is truth the central value informing epistemic appraisal, or do other values enter the picture?

Epistemic Values

Epistemic Values
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 352
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ISBN-10 : 9780197529195
ISBN-13 : 0197529194
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis Epistemic Values by : Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski

This collection showcases the most influential published essays by philosopher Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski. One of the most distinguished thinkers working in epistemology today, particularly where the theory of knowledge meets ethics and the philosophy of religion, Zagzebski is well-known for broadening epistemology and refocusing it on epistemic virtue and epistemic value. Her work has greatly influenced the trajectory of contemporary epistemology, opening up new fields in analytic epistemology. The papers collected here are organized into six sections to underline the scope of her impact on six key subject areas of epistemology: (1) knowledge and understanding, (2) intellectual virtue, (3) epistemic value, (4) virtue in religious epistemology, (5) intellectual autonomy and authority, and (6) skepticism and the Gettier problem.

Epistemic Consequentialism

Epistemic Consequentialism
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 344
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ISBN-10 : 9780198779681
ISBN-13 : 0198779682
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis Epistemic Consequentialism by : Kristoffer Ahlström

An important issue in epistemology concerns the source of epistemic normativity. Epistemic consequentialism maintains that epistemic norms are genuine norms in virtue of the way in which they are conducive to epistemic value, whatever epistemic value may be. So, for example, the epistemic consequentialist might say that it is a norm that beliefs should be consistent, in that holding consistent beliefs is the best way to achieve the epistemic value of accuracy. Thus epistemic consequentialism is structurally similar to the family of consequentialist views in ethics. Recently, philosophers from both formal epistemology and traditional epistemology have shown interest in such a view. In formal epistemology, there has been particular interest in thinking of epistemology as a kind of decision theory where instead of maximizing expected utility one maximizes expected epistemic utility. In traditional epistemology, there has been particular interest in various forms of reliabilism about justification and whether such views are analogous to-and so face similar problems to-versions of consequentialism in ethics. This volume presents some of the most recent work on these topics as well as others related to epistemic consequentialism, by authors that are sympathetic to the view and those who are critical of it.

Knowledge from a Human Point of View

Knowledge from a Human Point of View
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Publisher : Springer Nature
Total Pages : 164
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ISBN-10 : 9783030270414
ISBN-13 : 3030270416
Rating : 4/5 (14 Downloads)

Synopsis Knowledge from a Human Point of View by : Ana-Maria Crețu

This open access book – as the title suggests – explores some of the historical roots and epistemological ramifications of perspectivism. Perspectivism has recently emerged in philosophy of science as an interesting new position in the debate between scientific realism and anti-realism. But there is a lot more to perspectivism than discussions in philosophy of science so far have suggested. Perspectivism is a much broader view that emphasizes how our knowledge (in particular our scientific knowledge of nature) is situated; it is always from a human vantage point (as opposed to some Nagelian "view from nowhere"). This edited collection brings together a diverse team of established and early career scholars across a variety of fields (from the history of philosophy to epistemology and philosophy of science). The resulting nine essays trace some of the seminal ideas of perspectivism back to Kant, Nietzsche, the American Pragmatists, and Putnam, while the second part of the book tackles issues concerning the relation between perspectivism, relativism, and standpoint theories, and the implications of perspectivism for epistemological debates about veritism, epistemic normativity and the foundations of human knowledge.

The Value of Knowledge and the Pursuit of Understanding

The Value of Knowledge and the Pursuit of Understanding
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 234
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ISBN-10 : 9781139442282
ISBN-13 : 1139442287
Rating : 4/5 (82 Downloads)

Synopsis The Value of Knowledge and the Pursuit of Understanding by : Jonathan L. Kvanvig

Epistemology has for a long time focused on the concept of knowledge and tried to answer questions such as whether knowledge is possible and how much of it there is. Often missing from this inquiry, however, is a discussion on the value of knowledge. In The Value of Knowledge and the Pursuit of Understanding Jonathan Kvanvig argues that epistemology properly conceived cannot ignore the question of the value of knowledge. He also questions one of the most fundamental assumptions in epistemology, namely that knowledge is always more valuable than the value of its subparts. Taking Platos' Meno as a starting point of his discussion, Kvanvig tackles the different arguments about the value of knowledge and comes to the conclusion that knowledge is less valuable than generally assumed. Clearly written and well argued, this 2003 book will appeal to students and professionals in epistemology.

The Epistemic Dimensions of Ignorance

The Epistemic Dimensions of Ignorance
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 227
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ISBN-10 : 9781107175600
ISBN-13 : 1107175607
Rating : 4/5 (00 Downloads)

Synopsis The Epistemic Dimensions of Ignorance by : Rik Peels

The book provides a thorough exploration of the epistemic dimensions of ignorance: what is ignorance and what are its varieties?

Epistemic Consequentialism

Epistemic Consequentialism
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 307
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ISBN-10 : 9780191085277
ISBN-13 : 0191085278
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Epistemic Consequentialism by : H. Kristoffer Ahlstrom-Vij

An important issue in epistemology concerns the source of epistemic normativity. Epistemic consequentialism maintains that epistemic norms are genuine norms in virtue of the way in which they are conducive to epistemic value, whatever epistemic value may be. So, for example, the epistemic consequentialist might say that it is a norm that beliefs should be consistent, in that holding consistent beliefs is the best way to achieve the epistemic value of accuracy. Thus epistemic consequentialism is structurally similar to the family of consequentialist views in ethics. Recently, philosophers from both formal epistemology and traditional epistemology have shown interest in such a view. In formal epistemology, there has been particular interest in thinking of epistemology as a kind of decision theory where instead of maximizing expected utility one maximizes expected epistemic utility. In traditional epistemology, there has been particular interest in various forms of reliabilism about justification and whether such views are analogous to—and so face similar problems to—versions of consequentialism in ethics. This volume presents some of the most recent work on these topics as well as others related to epistemic consequentialism, by authors that are sympathetic to the view and those who are critical of it.

Intellectual Virtue

Intellectual Virtue
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Publisher : Clarendon Press
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 9780199219124
ISBN-13 : 0199219125
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Intellectual Virtue by : Michael Raymond DePaul

"Virtue ethics has attracted a lot of attention and there has been considerable interest in virtue epistemology as an alternative to traditional approaches in that field. This book fills a gap in the literature for a text that brings virtue epistemologists and virtue ethicists together."-- Back cover.

Epistemic Authority

Epistemic Authority
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 294
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ISBN-10 : 9780190278267
ISBN-13 : 0190278269
Rating : 4/5 (67 Downloads)

Synopsis Epistemic Authority by : Linda Trinkaus Zagzebski

Gives an extended argument for epistemic authority from the implications of reflective self-consciousness. Epistemic authority is compatible with autonomy, but epistemic self-reliance is incoherent. The book argues that epistemic and emotional self-trust are rational and inescapable, that consistent self-trust commits us to trust in others, and that among those we are committed to trusting are some whom we ought to treat as epistemic authorities, modelled on the well-known principles of authority of Joseph Raz. Some of these authorities can be in the moral and religious domains. The book investigates the way the problem of disagreement between communities or between the self and others is a conflict within self-trust, and argue against communal self-reliance on the same grounds as the book uses in arguing against individual self-reliance. The book explains how any change in belief is justified--by the conscientious judgment that the change will survive future conscientious self-reflection. The book concludes with an account of autonomy. -- Información de la editorial.

A Defense of Ignorance

A Defense of Ignorance
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Publisher : Lexington Books
Total Pages : 150
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ISBN-10 : 9780739151051
ISBN-13 : 0739151053
Rating : 4/5 (51 Downloads)

Synopsis A Defense of Ignorance by : Cynthia Townley

This book develops new ideas in feminist epistemology by exploring diverse and sometimes positive roles for ignorance. The author argues that epistemic values cannot simply be reduced to the value of increasing knowledge and that ignorance is not merely inescapable for epistemic agents, but, rather, is valuable. She shows that ignorance-friendly epistemology offers a better descriptive and normative account of human epistemic practices. --publisher.