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Virtue epistemology is fundamentally concerned with the processes and qualities of knowers that lead to the formation of beliefs, as evidenced by its focus on evaluating the properties of knowers [1], the epistemic quality of beliefs [2], and defining epistemic virtues and vices as methods for forming beliefs [3].
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Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu 2 facts
claimIn virtue epistemology, epistemic virtues are defined as 'good' ways of forming beliefs, such as careful and attentive reasoning, while epistemic vices are defined as 'bad' ways of forming beliefs, such as jumping to conclusions.
claimVirtue epistemology proposes that the order of analysis in epistemology should be reversed, starting with the assessment of the subject's epistemic virtues and vices rather than focusing primarily on the epistemic quality of individual beliefs.
Virtue epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimVirtue epistemology evaluates knowledge based on the properties of the persons or knowers who hold beliefs, rather than focusing solely on the properties of propositions and beliefs.