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TitleKnowledge and intellectual skill
NameOrozco, Joshue (author), Sosa, Ernest (chair), Goldman, Alvin (internal member), Chang, Ruth (internal member), Greco, John (outside member), Rutgers University, Graduate School - New Brunswick,
Degree Date2009-10
Date Created2009
SubjectPhilosophy,
Knowledge, Theory of,
Intellect
DescriptionThis dissertation argues that knowledge is best understood as a true belief acquired through the manifestation of intellectually virtuous performance. I argue that intellectually virtuous performance requires intellectual responsibility but not a characteristic motivation. I distinguish my view from other conceptions of intellectual virtues; particularly the virtue reliabilism of Ernest Sosa and John Greco and the virtue responsibilism of Linda Zagzebski. I argue that intellectual virtues are best understood along the lines of Aristotlean skills by looking at various puzzles in epistemology and showing how this view can make more progress in solving these puzzles than its competitors.
NotePh.D.
NoteIncludes bibliographical references
Noteby Joshue Orozco
Genretheses
Persistent URLhttp://hdl.rutgers.edu/1782.2/rucore10001600001.ETD.000051884
Languageeng
CollectionGraduate School - New Brunswick Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Organization NameRutgers, The State University of New Jersey
RightsThe author owns the copyright to this work