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The Inquiring Mind: On Intellectual Virtues and Virtue Epistemology
The Inquiring Mind: On Intellectual Virtues and Virtue Epistemology
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The Inquiring Mind is a new contribution to responsibilist or character-based virtue-epistemology--an approach to epistemology in which intellectual character traits like open-mindedness, fair-mindedness, inquisitiveness, and intellectual courage, rigor, and generosity are given a central
and fundamental role. Jason Baehr provides an accessible introduction to virtue epistemology and intellectual virtues, and establishes two main goals. The first is to shed light on the nature and structure of intellectual virtues and their role in the cognitive economy. To this end, he examines the
difference between intellectual virtues and intellectual faculties, talents, temperaments, and skills, develops a personal worth account of the nature of an intellectual virtue, contrasts this account with several others, and provides analyses of two individual virtues: namely, open-mindedness and
intellectual courage. The second main goal is to account for the role that reflection on intellectual character virtues should play within epistemology at large. Here Baehr defends three main claims. The first is that the concept of intellectual virtue does not merit a central or fundamental role
within traditional epistemology. The second is that it does, nonetheless, merit a secondary or background role in this context. The third is that intellectual character virtues and their role in intellectual life can form the basis of an approach to epistemology that is distinct from but
complementary to traditional epistemology. Finally, Baehr examines the relation between intellectual and moral virtues.
Author: Jason Baehr
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 12/05/2012
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780199659296
and fundamental role. Jason Baehr provides an accessible introduction to virtue epistemology and intellectual virtues, and establishes two main goals. The first is to shed light on the nature and structure of intellectual virtues and their role in the cognitive economy. To this end, he examines the
difference between intellectual virtues and intellectual faculties, talents, temperaments, and skills, develops a personal worth account of the nature of an intellectual virtue, contrasts this account with several others, and provides analyses of two individual virtues: namely, open-mindedness and
intellectual courage. The second main goal is to account for the role that reflection on intellectual character virtues should play within epistemology at large. Here Baehr defends three main claims. The first is that the concept of intellectual virtue does not merit a central or fundamental role
within traditional epistemology. The second is that it does, nonetheless, merit a secondary or background role in this context. The third is that intellectual character virtues and their role in intellectual life can form the basis of an approach to epistemology that is distinct from but
complementary to traditional epistemology. Finally, Baehr examines the relation between intellectual and moral virtues.
Author: Jason Baehr
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 12/05/2012
Pages: 248
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780199659296
About the Author
Jason Baehr is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles. He works in the areas of epistemology and virtue theory. He lives with his wife and three children in Long Beach, CA.
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