Inquiry Under Bounds

Recent work in the epistemology of inquiry transcends traditional epistemology, asking how agents should collect and assess evidence in order to decide what to believe. Thorstad links the epistemology of inquiry to the study of bounded rationality, proposing a novel theory of rational inquiry for bounded agents.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: Rationality at the crossroads


• 2: Norms of inquiry


• 3: Justifying the account


• 4: Applying the account


• References

About the author

David Thorstad is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University. Previously, Thorstad was Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Global Priorities Institute, Oxford, and Junior Research Fellow at Kellogg College. Thorstad received a PhD in philosophy from Harvard University in 2020.

Summary

Recent work in the epistemology of inquiry transcends traditional epistemology, asking how agents should collect and assess evidence in order to decide what to believe. Thorstad links the epistemology of inquiry to the study of bounded rationality, proposing a novel theory of rational inquiry for bounded agents.

Product details

• Authors: David Thorstad, David (Assistant Professor of Philosophy Thorstad, Thorstad David
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.06.2024
• EAN: 9780198886143
• ISBN: 978-0-19-888614-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Logic, Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: logic, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge