Knowledge, dexterity, and attention : a theory of epistemic agency /

Knowledge, dexterity, and attention : a theory of epistemic agency /

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Author / Creator:Fairweather, Abrol, author.
Imprint:Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
©2017
Description:viii, 196 pages ; 24 cm
Language:English
Subject:
Virtue epistemology.
Agent (Philosophy)
Naturalism.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Agent (Philosophy)
Knowledge, Theory of.
Naturalism.
Virtue epistemology.
Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11311879
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Other authors / contributors:Montemayor, Carlos, author.
ISBN:9781107089822
1107089824
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Act (Philosophy).
Summary:Contemporary cognitive science clearly tells us that attention is modulated for speech and action. While these forms of goal-directed attention are very well researched in psychology, they have not been sufficiently studied by epistemologists. In this book, Abrol Fairweather and Carlos Montemayor develop and defend a theory of epistemic achievements that requires the manifestation of cognitive agency. They examine empirical work on the psychology of attention and assertion, and use it to ground a normative theory of epistemic achievements and virtues. The resulting study is the first sustained naturalized virtue epistemology, and will be of interest to readers in epistemology, cognitive science, and beyond.

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