The Inquiring Mind

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On Intellectual Virtues and Virtue Epistemology

Jason Baehr (Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles)

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Oxford University Press
02 June 2011

Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; Ethics & moral philosophy

This book is the first systematic treatment of 'responsibilist' or character-based virtue epistemology, an approach to epistemology that focuses on intellectual character virtues like open-mindedness, fair-mindedness, inquisitiveness, and intellectual courage, rigor, and carefulness. Baehr distinguishes four main varieties of character-based virtue epistemology and develops a comprehensive assessment of each. For students and professional philosophers looking for an introduction to this important and exciting new field, Baehr provides a brief history of virtue epistemology, an overview of contemporary research in the field, and an introduction to the intellectual virtues that distinguishes them from intellectual talents, temperaments, faculties, and skills. For specialists in epistemology, the book offers the most in depth examination to date of the role that the concept of intellectual virtue should play in a philosophical account of knowledge. Baehr also argues for expanding the borders of epistemology proper to include a more immediate concern with intellectual virtues and their role in a good intellectual life. For virtue theorists and moral psychologists, Baehr defends a 'personal worth' account of the nature and structure of an intellectual virtue, situating this account vis-à-vis several related accounts of moral and intellectual virtue in the literature. The book also contains chapter-length analyses of two individual character virtues (open-mindedness and intellectual courage) and an appendix on the relation between intellectual virtues and moral virtues. Overall, the book is a comprehensive and groundbreaking treatment of an important topic in philosophy.

By: Jason Baehr (Loyola Marymount University Los Angeles)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 161mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 544g
ISBN: 9780199604074
ISBN 10: 019960407X
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 02 June 2011
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: Introduction 2: Intellectual Virtues 3: Knowledge and Intellectual Virtue 4: Virtue and Character in Reliabilism 5: Evidentialism, Vice, and Virtue 6: A Personal Worth Conception of Intellectual Virtue 7: The Personal Worth Conception and Its Rivals 8: Open-Mindedness 9: Intellectual Courage 10: The Status and Future of Character-Based Virtue Epistemology Appendix: On the Distinction between Intellectual and Moral Virtues References Index

Jason Baehr is an associate professor of philosophy at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles. He works in the areas of epistemology and virtue theory.

Reviews for The Inquiring Mind: On Intellectual Virtues and Virtue Epistemology

It makes both a necessary read for the specialist and a suitable text for advanced undergraduate and graduate courses. Baehrs gift for exposition allows one easily to grasp the state of various questions; his arguments, while always cogent, seldom aim to be knockdown, leaving much for the next generation of virtue epistemologists to ponder. * James A. Montmarquet, Ethics * This is an excellent book. Baehr proposes an interesting and original account of the proper goals of a virtue theory for epistemology and makes substantive progress toward developing a theory of his own. The quality of argument is very high and Baehr's writing is elegant and clear. * Andrew D. Cling, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews * Baehr (Loyola Marymount Univ., LA) offers a sophisticated and articulate book that is valuable as both a survey of recent work in virtue epistemology (VE) and a contribution to that work itself. * S. Satris, CHOICE *