Epistemic Blame - The Nature and Norms of Epistemic Relationships

Epistemic Blame is the first book-length philosophical examination of our practice of criticizing one another for epistemic failings. Cameron Boult argues that members of epistemic communities stand in epistemic relationships, and epistemic blame is a distinctive way of modifying these relationships.

Sommario

• Introduction


• 1: The Puzzle of Epistemic Blame


• 2: Negative Emotions and Frustrated Desires


• 3: A Relationship-Based Account of Epistemic Blame


• 4: The Significance and Fittingness of Epistemic Blame


• 5: Blameworthy Belief, Assertion, and Other Epistemic Harms


• 6: Standing


• 7: The Value of Epistemic Blame


• Conclusion


• Bibliography

Info autore

Cameron Boult is an Associate Professor of Philosophy at Brandon University, Canada, and Research Associate at the African Centre for Epistemology and Philosophy of Science, University of Johannesburg. He primarily works on social epistemology, political epistemology, and foundational issues in epistemic normativity. He has published widely on these topics. He is co-founder of the Epistemic Wrongs, Blame, and Reparations applied epistemology workshop series, and a member of the Epistemic Reparations Global Working Group, Northwestern University. He is a regular visitor and Affiliate Researcher at Cogito Centre for Epistemology, University of Glasgow.

Riassunto

Epistemic Blame is the first book-length philosophical examination of our practice of criticizing one another for epistemic failings. Cameron Boult argues that members of epistemic communities stand in epistemic relationships, and epistemic blame is a distinctive way of modifying these relationships.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Cameron Boult, Cameron (Associate Professor of Philosophy Boult
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 11.07.2024
• EAN: 9780192890580
• ISBN: 978-0-19-289058-0
• Pagine: 240
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge