Intellectual Virtues: An Essay in Regulative Epistemology

by Robert C. Roberts, W. Jay Wood

Overview

From the ferment of recent debates about the intellectual virtues, Roberts and Wood develop an approach they call 'regulative epistemology', exploring the connection between knowledge and intellectual virtue. In the course of their argument they analyse particular virtues of intellectual life - such as courage, generosity, and humility - in detail.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199283675
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/08/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	340
Product dimensions:	9.44(w) x 6.59(h) x 0.96(d)

About the Author

Robert C. Roberts is Distinguished Professor of Ethics at Baylor University.

W. Jay Wood is Professor of Philosophy at Wheaton College, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Part One: Contexts1. Epistemology2. Goods3. Virtues4. Faculties5. PracticesPart Two: Intellectual Virtues6. Love of Knowledge7. Firmness8. Courage and Caution9. Humility10. Autonomy11. Generosity12. Practical Wisdom

Editorial Reviews

"Intellectual Virtues is a major contribution to the literature in "character-based" virtue epistemology. It is a very rich, novel, and important contribution to the literature in character-based virtue epistemology; it is, in fact, the most important contribution in the last decade. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in virtue epistemology and it is sure to enjoy this status for many years to come."—Jason Baehr, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews

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