In this paper, I elucidate Hume’s account of doxastic virtues and offer three reasons that contemporary epistemologists ought to consider it as an alternative to one of the broadly Aristotelian models currently offered. Specifically, I suggest that Hume’s account of doxastic virtues obviates (1) the much-debated question about whether such virtues are intellectual, “moral,” or some combination ...

so far, moral features have been divided into absolute and relative, individual and social, temporary and permanent and so on. the least advantage of these divisions and separations is a help to moral studies and a better and systematic understanding of moral values and anti-values for moral doers. in this essay according to a cause and effect, and necessary relationship which might be among so...

This paper presents a concise and stimulating introduction to virtue epistemology, field of epistemology that has gained increasing importance in recent decades. At the beginning paper, we explain methodological turn towards epistemic agent as subject research, which is defining characteristic this approach epistemology. We introduce two main approaches understanding virtues: reliabilism respon...

knowledge is one of the most important accomplishments of human being in confrontation with phenomena and facts whichhe acquires through his cognitive faculties. throughout the history of philosophy, there was always this confusion that whether or not beliefs are influenced by his non-epistemic areas and external elements, and if so, is it epistemically acceptable or the agent should avoid thes...

In Zhuangzi’s philosophy, the intellectual virtues of humility and open-mindedness are best understood in context his epistemic perspectivism. The method, which urges knowers to pursue various diverse points view incorporate them into a broad perspective, is justified by second-order realization that all perspectives partial limited. This turn meta-virtue humility, defined as disposition become...

Abstract. The ethical challenges facing contemporary science range from scientific misconduct to the rightful treatment of people, animals and environment. In this work, we explore role virtue ethics, which concern character a person, in science. Through interviews with 13 scientists, eight whom are geoscientists, identify six virtues (honesty, humility, philia, innocence, generosity reticence)...