Introduction

Alan Millar; Adrian Haddock; Duncan Pritchard

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199231188.003.0001

Introduction

Alan Millar^*, Adrian Haddock, Duncan Pritchard

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The themes of the book-the value of knowledge and epistemic appraisal broadly conceived-are introduced in this chapter. The Meno problem is explained and related to the swamping problem as discussed by Jonathan Kvanvig. The stance of virtue epistemologists is outlined. This is followed by a brief discussion of the role of truth in epistemic appraisal. The remainder of the introduction summarises the contributions to the book.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Epistemic Value
Editors	Adrian Haddock, Alan Millar, Duncan Pritchard
Place of Publication	Oxford, UK
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Pages	1-22
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Electronic)	9780191710827
ISBN (Print)	9780199231188
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199231188.003.0001
Publication status	Published - 1 Sep 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Epistemic appraisal
Kvanvig
Meno problem
Swamping problem
Truth
Value of knowledge
Virtue epistemology

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