Curiosity as an Epistemic Virtue

ISBN-13: 9783030571023 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 268 str.

Nenad Misčevic

Spis treści

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. 

O autorze

Nenad Miščević is Full Professor of Philosophy at the University of Maribor, Slovenia, and Visiting Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the Central European University, Budapest.