Knowledge, Dexterity, and Attention: A Theory of Epistemic Agency - 9781107461574

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.

• | Author: Abrol Fairweather, Carlos Montemayor
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 03, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 204 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Philosophy
• | ISBN-10: 110746157X
• | ISBN-13: 9781107461574