Virtue epistemology and confucian philosophy

• Main Authors: MI, Chienkuo, RYAN, Shane
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2018
• Subjects: Epistemic significance; Confucian philosophy; Chinese philosophy; virtue epistemology; virtue reliabilism; virtue responsibilism; Aristotelian philosophy; post-Gettier epistemology; intellectual virtues; open-mindedness; conscientiousness; intellectual honesty; fair-mindedness; inquisitiveness; skillful reflection; Confucian thought; responsibilism; Epistemology
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3708
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This chapter focuses on the epistemic significance of Confucian ideas, rather than the ideas of Chinese philosophy more generally. It describes how Confucian philosophy has traditionally been seen by scholars of Chinese philosophy. The chapter introduces the reader to epistemologically significant C...