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Stratified Virtue Epistemology: A Defence

By J. Adam Carter

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2023
ISBN
100946826X, 9781009468268, 1009066196, 9781009066198, 9781009067546
DOI
10.1017/9781009067546
ISSN
2398-0567
Google Books ID
jRhF0AEACAAJ
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
4 MB (4463146 bytes)
Series
Elements in Epistemology
Pages
\82
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2023-12-15 20:35:18

Description

This accessible Element defends version of virtue epistemology shown to have all-things-considered advantages over other views on the market. The view is unorthodox, in that it incorporates Sosa's animal/reflective knowledge distinction, which has thus far had few takers. The author shows why embracing a multi-tiered framework is not a liability within virtue epistemology but instead affords it an edge not attainable otherwise. The particular account of knowledge goes beyond Sosa's own view by introducing and incorporating several theoretical innovations (regarding both basing and risk, as well as the introduction of multiple species of reflective knowledge) which are aimed at revamping how we think about 'high-grade' knowledge, how we attain it, and what it demands of us. The result is a new and improved stratified virtue epistemology that can hold up against scrutiny.

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