Achieving knowledge : a virtue-theoretic account of epistemic normativity /

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Author / Creator:Greco, John.
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2010.
Description:1 online resource (x, 205 pages)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11824253
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ISBN:9780511729232
0511729235
9780511725937
0511725930
9780511844645
0511844646
9780511727337
051172733X
9780521193917
0521193915
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-202) and index.
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Summary:"When we affirm (or deny) that someone knows something, we are making a value judgment of sorts - we are claiming that there is something superior (or inferior) about that person's opinion, or their evidence, or perhaps about them. A central task of the theory of knowledge is to investigate the sort of evaluation at issue. This is the first book to make 'epistemic normativity, ' or the normative dimension of knowledge and knowledge ascriptions, its central focus. John Greco argues that knowledge is a kind of achievement, as opposed to mere lucky success. This locates knowledge within a broader, familiar normative domain. By reflecting on our thinking and practices in this domain, it is argued, we gain insight into what knowledge is and what kind of value it has for us"--Provided by publisher.
Other form:Print version: Greco, John. Achieving knowledge. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521193917
Standard no.:9786612585920

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