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Curiosity has taken a winding path through intellectual history,
from Early Christian vice to Enlightenment virtue and beyond. This
original volume sees contemporary philosophers and psychologists
examining the nature and value of curiosity, shedding light on some
of its most interesting features and exploring its role in human
experience. Authors examine the nature and history of curiosity,
the psychology of curiosity and its relationship to interest,
understanding, and desire, the impact of language in shaping our
curiosity, the cultivation and measurement of curiosity, and the
vital part that curiosity can and should play in education. With
perspectives on curiosity from all over the world, this diverse,
interdisciplinary collection provides an in-depth and multi-faceted
examination of the epistemological, psychological, moral, and
educative dimensions of curiosity.
Curiosity has taken a winding path through intellectual history,
from Early Christian vice to Enlightenment virtue and beyond. This
original volume sees contemporary philosophers and psychologists
examining the nature and value of curiosity, shedding light on some
of its most interesting features and exploring its role in human
experience. Authors examine the nature and history of curiosity,
the psychology of curiosity and its relationship to interest,
understanding, and desire, the impact of language in shaping our
curiosity, the cultivation and measurement of curiosity, and the
vital part that curiosity can and should play in education. With
perspectives on curiosity from all over the world, this diverse,
interdisciplinary collection provides an in-depth and multi-faceted
examination of the epistemological, psychological, moral, and
educative dimensions of curiosity.
What if anything justifies us in believing the testimony of others?
How should we react to disagreement between ourselves and our
peers, and to disagreement among the experts when we ourselves are
novices? Can beliefs be held by groups of people in addition to the
people composing those groups? And if so, how should groups go
about forming their beliefs? How should we design social systems,
such as legal juries and scientific research-sharing schemes, to
promote knowledge among the people who engage in them? When
different groups of people judge different beliefs to be justified,
how can we tell which groups are correct? These questions are at
the heart of the vital discipline of social epistemology. The
classic articles in this volume address these questions in ways
that are both cutting-edge and easy to understand. This volume will
be of great interest to scholars and students in epistemology.
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