Curiosity as an epistemic virtue /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cham, Switzerland :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2020]
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| Series: | Palgrave innovations in philosophy.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Part I: Understanding Curiosity
- 1. Introduction
- 2. History: How it all started
- 3. Nature and Kinds of Curiosity
- Part II: The Central Role of Curiosity
- 4. Is Curiosity a Virtue?
- 5. The Motivating Virtue Account
- 6. Defending the Motivating Virtue Account
- 7. Epistemic Value
- Part III: Applications and Widenings
- 8. Cognitive Psychology of Curiosity
- 9. The Curiosity of Science
- 10. Self-Inquisitiveness: The structure and role of an epistemic virtue
- 11. Conclusion and Tasks Ahead. .