From virtue epistemology to abilism : theoretical and em pirical
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I review several theoretical and empirical developments relevant to assessing contemporary virtue epistemology’s theory of knowledge. What emerges is a leaner theory of knowledge that is more empirically adequate, better captures the ordinary conception of knowledge, and is ripe for crossfertilization with cognitive science. I call this view abilism. Along the way I identify several topics for future research.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014