Knowledge, Virtue, and Action

This volume brings together recent work by leading and up-and-coming philosophers on the topic of virtue epistemology. The contributions here ask how epistemic virtues matter apart from any narrow concern with defining knowledge; they show how epistemic virtues figure in accounts of various aspects of our lives, with a special emphasis on our practical lives.

Introduction 1. Knowledge, Testimony, & Action John Greco 2. Deficient Testimonial Knowledge Jennifer Lackey 3. Responsibility and Others' Beliefs David P. Schweikard 4. Doubts About Philosophy? The Alleged Challenge from Disagreement Thomas Grundmann 5. The Cognitive Demands of Intellectual Virtue Jason Baehr 6. Epistemic Value and Virtues Frank Hofmann 7. Animal Versus Reflective Orders of Epistemic Competence Ernest Sosa 8. Curiosity and the Response-Dependent Special Value of Understanding Jonathan L. Kvanvig 9. Freedom of Mind, Self-Trust, and the Possession of Virtues Christopher Hookway 10. Knowledge, Abilities, and "because"-Clauses. A Critical Appraisal of Virtue-Theoretic Analyses of Knowledge Christian Nimtz 11. Robust Virtue Epistemology and Epistemic Dependence Jesper Kallestrup & Duncan Pritchard 12. Knowledge: Safe or Virtuous? Elke Brendel 13. Knowledge, Safety, and Practical Reasoning Tim Henning