Curiosity as an epistemic virtue /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miščević, Nenad (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2020]
Series:Palgrave innovations in philosophy.
Subjects:
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. .