Intellectual Virtues and Education: Essays in Applied Virtue Epistemology

ISBN-13: 9781138098695 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 272 str.

Jason Baehr

Opis

This volume is devoted to exploring the intersection between virtue epistemology and education. With its focus on intellectual virtues and their role in the acquisition and transmission of knowledge and related epistemic goods, virtue epistemology provides a rich set of tools for educational theory and practice.

Spis treści

I. Which Intellectual Virtues Are Central to Education?  1. Introduction: Applying Virtue Epistemology to Education Jason Baehr  2. Open-Mindedness, Insight, and Understanding Wayne D. Riggs  3. Why Should We Educate for Inquisitiveness Lani Watson  4. Educating for Intellectual Humility Ian James Kidd  5. Skepticism and Intellectual Humility as a Civic Virtue Allan Hazlett  II. How Are Intellectual Virtues Related to Other Educational Aims and Practices?  6. Critical Thinking and the Intellectual Virtues Harvey Siegel 7. Intellectual Virtue, Extended Cognition, and the Epistemology of Education Duncan Pritchard  8. Testimonial Virtue Emily Robertson  9. Problems of Assessment in Educating for Intellectual Virtues Ben Kotzee  III. How Can Intellectual Virtues Be Fostered In the Classroom?  10. Responsibilist Virtues in Reliabilist Classrooms Heather Battaly  11. Learning Intellectual Humility Robert C. Roberts 12. Toward Intellectually Virtuous Discourse: Two Vicious Fallacies and the Virtues that Inhibit Them Robert K. Garcia and Nathan L. King 13. A Therapeutic Approach to Intellectual Virtue Formation in the Classroom Steven L. Porter 14. Conclusion: Themes and Questions in Intellectual Character Education Jason Baehr

O autorze

Jason Baehr is Professor of Philosophy at Loyola Marymount University, USA. From 2012-2015, he served as director of The Intellectual Virtues and Education Project and helped found the Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach.