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Quassim Cassam introduces the idea of epistemic vices, character traits that get in the way of knowledge, such as closed-mindedness, intellectual arrogance, wishful thinking, and prejudice. Using examples from politics to illustrate the vices at work, he considers whether we are responsible for such failings, and what we can do about them.
1. The anatomy of vice -- 2. A question of character -- 3. Vicious thinking -- 4. Epistemic postures -- 5. Vice and knowledge -- 6. Vice and responsibility -- 7. Stealthy vices -- 8. Self-improvement.