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Virtue Epistemology
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Epistemic Autonomy
The ability and disposition to think critically and independently, formulating beliefs based on one's own evaluation of evidence or arguments.
Intellectual Virtue
A character trait that benefits its possessor by helping them to achieve epistemic goods such as knowledge, understanding, wisdom.
Reliabilism
A theory where the truth of one's beliefs is dependent on the reliability of the cognitive processes that produced them.
Epistemic Responsibility
An individual's duty to ensure their beliefs are well-founded, evidence-based and truth-conducive.
Knowledge-First Epistemology
An approach where knowledge itself is viewed as the core epistemic concept from which others, such as belief and justification, are derived.
Epistemic Dependence
The condition of relying on others for obtaining knowledge or understanding due to division of cognitive labor or lack of direct access to information.
Epistemic Humility
Acknowledgment of the limits of one's knowledge and an openness to learn from others, often seen as a corrective to intellectual arrogance.
Open-mindedness
A virtue where an individual is receptive to new evidence or arguments, especially those that challenge their existing beliefs.
Epistemic Justice
Fairness in the distribution of epistemic goods and the respect for participants as knowers in a community.
Epistemic Courage
The willingness to inquire, question, and pursue knowledge and truth, even in the face of personal risk, uncertainty, or adversity.
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