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character traits
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Virtue Epistemology | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 8 facts
claimLinda Zagzebski is a virtue responsibilist who defines intellectual virtues as traits of character.
claimLorraine Code was one of the first contemporary philosophers to discuss the epistemological role of intellectual virtues when they are conceived as character traits.
claimCognitive faculties like vision or memory contribute to intellectual well-being but do not make the possessor a "better person" in the way that character traits do.
claimVirtue reliabilists argue that Aristotle conceived of intellectual virtues as truth-conducive cognitive powers or faculties rather than as character traits.
claimJames Montmarquet's interest in intellectual virtues as character traits stems from his prior concern with moral responsibility.
claimVirtue responsibilists, such as Linda Zagzebski (1996), argue that their focus on character traits represents the intellectual counterpart to moral virtues and should be classified as intellectual virtues.
claimVirtue reliabilists, such as John Greco (2000), argue that cognitive powers are more reasonably regarded as intellectual virtues than character traits because cognitive powers play a more important role in the analysis of knowledge.
claimVirtue responsibilists define intellectual virtues as character traits such as attentiveness, intellectual courage, carefulness, and thoroughness, rather than as cognitive faculties like introspection and memory.
Virtue Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Jul 9, 1999 1 fact
claimCassam (2019) categorizes epistemic vices into character traits (e.g., closed-mindedness), ways of thinking (e.g., wishful thinking), and attitudes (e.g., epistemic malevolence and epistemic insouciance).
Virtue Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Jul 9, 1999 1 fact
referenceJohn M. Doris published 'Lack of Character: Personality and Moral Behavior' in 2002, which further develops his argument that human behavior is more influenced by situations than by stable character traits.
Virtue Epistemology, Anyone? - The Philosophers' Magazine - philosophersmag.com 1 fact
claimVirtue responsibilists define intellectual virtues as character traits such as conscientiousness and open-mindedness.
Virtue epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimVirtue theories, including both moral and epistemic varieties, typically consider character traits to be stable across time and efficacious as explanatory reasons for human behavior and thought.