Knowledge, Dexterity, and Attention

A Theory of Epistemic Agency

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Epistemology, Health & Well Being, Psychology
Cover of the book Knowledge, Dexterity, and Attention by Abrol Fairweather, Carlos Montemayor, Cambridge University Press
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Author: Abrol Fairweather, Carlos Montemayor ISBN: 9781108178761
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: May 18, 2017
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Abrol Fairweather, Carlos Montemayor
ISBN: 9781108178761
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: May 18, 2017
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Contemporary cognitive science clearly tells us that attention is modulated for speech and action. While these forms of goal-directed attention are very well researched in psychology, they have not been sufficiently studied by epistemologists. In this book, Abrol Fairweather and Carlos Montemayor develop and defend a theory of epistemic achievements that requires the manifestation of cognitive agency. They examine empirical work on the psychology of attention and assertion, and use it to ground a normative theory of epistemic achievements and virtues. The resulting study is the first sustained naturalized virtue epistemology, and will be of interest to readers in epistemology, cognitive science, and beyond.

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Contemporary cognitive science clearly tells us that attention is modulated for speech and action. While these forms of goal-directed attention are very well researched in psychology, they have not been sufficiently studied by epistemologists. In this book, Abrol Fairweather and Carlos Montemayor develop and defend a theory of epistemic achievements that requires the manifestation of cognitive agency. They examine empirical work on the psychology of attention and assertion, and use it to ground a normative theory of epistemic achievements and virtues. The resulting study is the first sustained naturalized virtue epistemology, and will be of interest to readers in epistemology, cognitive science, and beyond.

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