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Vices of the Mind From the Intellectual to the Political

Cassam Quassim
Heftet / 2021 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780192897152
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
284 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Dybde
12 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
224

Forfatter
Cassam Quassim

Biografisk notat

Quassim Cassam is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. He was previously Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge, and has also taught at Oxford and UCL. He is the author of Self and World (OUP 1997), The Possibility of Knowledge (OUP 2007), Berkeley's Puzzle: What Does Experience Teach Us? (OUP 2014) with John Campbell, and Self-Knowledge for Humans (OUP 2014).

Vices of the Mind From the Intellectual to the Political

Cassam Quassim
Heftet / 2021 / Engelsk
Cassam Quassim
Heftet / 2021 / Engelsk
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It is great to see philosophers paying more attention to vice, and Cassam has provided a compelling framework for epistemic vice that should prove both useful and fruitful for some time to come.

Denise Vigani, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

Cassam has laid the groundwork for future research on the nature, development, and expression of epistemic vice, and we may reasonably hope that subsequent work will make vice epistemology more thoroughgoingly social.

Mark Alfano, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

One of the book's many excellent features is its use of case studies from recent history.

Alexandra Plakias, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

Se alle

Review from previous edition The publication of Cassam's Vices of the Mind is a landmark in the study of epistemic vices.

Alessandra Tanesini, Mind

This timely book should be read by all who wonder why the quality of political life and decision-making in the US has deteriorated.

M.A. Michael, CHOICE

A superb (and icily furious) book

Steven Poole, New Statesman

An excellent introduction to the debates about epistemic vices and is easy to engage regardless of one's philosophical background. In being the first book-length treatment of epistemic vices, Vices of the Mind is sure to shape the debates surrounding epistemic vices for some time.

Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective

absorbing

Pete Burgess, The Philosopher

A stimulating and lively consideration of what the philosopher Quassim Cassam calls 'epistemic vices'.

Process North

Leading philosopher Quassim Cassam introduces epistemic vices, drawing on recent political phenomena including Brexit and Trump to explore such 'vices of the mind'. Manifesting as character traits, attitudes, or thinking styles, epistemic vices prevent us from having or sharing knowledge. Cassam gives an account of the nature and importance of these vices, which include closed-mindedness, intellectual arrogance, wishful thinking, and prejudice. In providing the first extensive coverage of vice epistemology, an exciting new area of philosophical research, Vices of the Mind uses real examples drawn primarily from the world of politics to develop a compelling theory of epistemic vice. Key events such as the 2003 Iraq War and the 2016 Brexit vote, and notable figures including Donald Trump and Boris Johnson are analysed in detail to illustrate what epistemic vice looks like in the modern world. The traits covered in this landmark work include a hitherto unrecognised epistemic vice called 'epistemic insouciance'. Cassam examines both the extent to which we are responsible for our failings and the factors that make it difficult to know our own vices. If we are able to overcome self-ignorance and recognise our epistemic vices, then is there is anything we can do about them? Vices of the Mind picks up on this concern in its conclusion by detailing possible self-improvement strategies and closing with a discussion of what makes some epistemic vices resistant to change.
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Quassim Cassam introduces the idea of epistemic vices, character traits that get in the way of knowledge, such as closed-mindedness, intellectual arrogance, wishful thinking, and prejudice. Using examples from politics to illustrate the vices at work, he considers whether we are responsible for such failings, and what we can do about them.
Les mer
1: The Anatomy of Vice 2: A Question of Character 3: Vicious Thinking 4: Epistemic Postures 5: Vice and Knowledge 6: Vice and Responsibility 7: Stealthy Vices 8: Self-Improvement
The idea of epistemic vice is a new way of understanding how things go wrong in the world Initiates an exciting new field of philosophical research Engaging examples show how the idea can illuminate political and social issues Written in non-technical language that is accessible to readers from any background The author is one of the world's leading philosophers
Les mer
Quassim Cassam is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. He was previously Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge, and has also taught at Oxford and UCL. He is the author of Self and World (OUP 1997), The Possibility of Knowledge (OUP 2007), Berkeley's Puzzle: What Does Experience Teach Us? (OUP 2014) with John Campbell, and Self-Knowledge for Humans (OUP 2014).
Les mer
The idea of epistemic vice is a new way of understanding how things go wrong in the world Initiates an exciting new field of philosophical research Engaging examples show how the idea can illuminate political and social issues Written in non-technical language that is accessible to readers from any background The author is one of the world's leading philosophers
Les mer

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It is great to see philosophers paying more attention to vice, and Cassam has provided a compelling framework for epistemic vice that should prove both useful and fruitful for some time to come.

Denise Vigani, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

Cassam has laid the groundwork for future research on the nature, development, and expression of epistemic vice, and we may reasonably hope that subsequent work will make vice epistemology more thoroughgoingly social.

Mark Alfano, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

One of the book's many excellent features is its use of case studies from recent history.

Alexandra Plakias, Ethical Theory and Moral Practice

Se alle

Review from previous edition The publication of Cassam's Vices of the Mind is a landmark in the study of epistemic vices.

Alessandra Tanesini, Mind

This timely book should be read by all who wonder why the quality of political life and decision-making in the US has deteriorated.

M.A. Michael, CHOICE

A superb (and icily furious) book

Steven Poole, New Statesman

An excellent introduction to the debates about epistemic vices and is easy to engage regardless of one's philosophical background. In being the first book-length treatment of epistemic vices, Vices of the Mind is sure to shape the debates surrounding epistemic vices for some time.

Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective

absorbing

Pete Burgess, The Philosopher

A stimulating and lively consideration of what the philosopher Quassim Cassam calls 'epistemic vices'.

Process North

Leading philosopher Quassim Cassam introduces epistemic vices, drawing on recent political phenomena including Brexit and Trump to explore such 'vices of the mind'. Manifesting as character traits, attitudes, or thinking styles, epistemic vices prevent us from having or sharing knowledge. Cassam gives an account of the nature and importance of these vices, which include closed-mindedness, intellectual arrogance, wishful thinking, and prejudice. In providing the first extensive coverage of vice epistemology, an exciting new area of philosophical research, Vices of the Mind uses real examples drawn primarily from the world of politics to develop a compelling theory of epistemic vice. Key events such as the 2003 Iraq War and the 2016 Brexit vote, and notable figures including Donald Trump and Boris Johnson are analysed in detail to illustrate what epistemic vice looks like in the modern world. The traits covered in this landmark work include a hitherto unrecognised epistemic vice called 'epistemic insouciance'. Cassam examines both the extent to which we are responsible for our failings and the factors that make it difficult to know our own vices. If we are able to overcome self-ignorance and recognise our epistemic vices, then is there is anything we can do about them? Vices of the Mind picks up on this concern in its conclusion by detailing possible self-improvement strategies and closing with a discussion of what makes some epistemic vices resistant to change.
Les mer
Quassim Cassam introduces the idea of epistemic vices, character traits that get in the way of knowledge, such as closed-mindedness, intellectual arrogance, wishful thinking, and prejudice. Using examples from politics to illustrate the vices at work, he considers whether we are responsible for such failings, and what we can do about them.
Les mer
1: The Anatomy of Vice 2: A Question of Character 3: Vicious Thinking 4: Epistemic Postures 5: Vice and Knowledge 6: Vice and Responsibility 7: Stealthy Vices 8: Self-Improvement
The idea of epistemic vice is a new way of understanding how things go wrong in the world Initiates an exciting new field of philosophical research Engaging examples show how the idea can illuminate political and social issues Written in non-technical language that is accessible to readers from any background The author is one of the world's leading philosophers
Les mer
Quassim Cassam is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. He was previously Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge, and has also taught at Oxford and UCL. He is the author of Self and World (OUP 1997), The Possibility of Knowledge (OUP 2007), Berkeley's Puzzle: What Does Experience Teach Us? (OUP 2014) with John Campbell, and Self-Knowledge for Humans (OUP 2014).
Les mer
The idea of epistemic vice is a new way of understanding how things go wrong in the world Initiates an exciting new field of philosophical research Engaging examples show how the idea can illuminate political and social issues Written in non-technical language that is accessible to readers from any background The author is one of the world's leading philosophers
Les mer

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780192897152
Publisert
2021
Utgiver
Vendor
Oxford University Press
Vekt
284 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Dybde
12 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
224

Forfatter
Cassam Quassim

Biografisk notat

Quassim Cassam is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. He was previously Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge, and has also taught at Oxford and UCL. He is the author of Self and World (OUP 1997), The Possibility of Knowledge (OUP 2007), Berkeley's Puzzle: What Does Experience Teach Us? (OUP 2014) with John Campbell, and Self-Knowledge for Humans (OUP 2014).

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