While there is now considerable anxiety about whether the psychological theory presupposed by virtue ethics is empirically sustainable, analogous issues have received little attention in the virtue ...

This article aims to provide a structural analysis of the problems related to the easy knowledge problem. The easy knowledge problem is well known. If we accept that we can have basic knowledge via a ...

"Doubt is the origin of wisdom," a profound statement by the renowned philosopher René Descartes, encapsulates the essence of critical thinking and the pursuit of knowledge. This article delves into ...

Epistemology or theory of knowledge is the branch of Western philosophy that studies the nature and scope of knowledge. Much of the debate in this field has focused on analyzing the nature of ...

A COMMON refrain heard around New Scientist‘s offices in recent weeks has been “episte… what?!” Even among educated and well-informed people, epistemology – the study of knowledge – is neither a ...

PhD program: entered 2011) BA, Philosophy, California State University, Northridge, 2010. Areas of interest: Modern Philosophy (esp., Hobbes, Locke, Berkeley, and ...