Virtue epistemology and confucian philosophy
Publication Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
9-2018
Abstract
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 Confucian ideas. Within the field of virtue epistemology there are two basic strands, virtue reliabilism and virtue responsibilism. Both have roots in Aristotelian philosophy and have been revived and developed within post-Gettier epistemology. Virtue responsibilists often list and discuss intellectual virtues such as: open-mindedness, conscientiousness, intellectual honesty, fair-mindedness, and inquisitiveness. Virtue responsibilists have tended to focus on the analysis of individual intellectual virtues. The chapter concludes by briefly setting out how our account of skillful reflection, an example of an account informed by Confucian thought, bridges the divide between virtue reliabilism and virtue responsibilism.
Keywords
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, virtue reliabilism, responsibilism
Discipline
Epistemology
Research Areas
Humanities
Publication
The Routledge Handbook of Virtue Epistemology
Editor
BHeather Battaly
ISBN
9781138890206
Identifier
10.4324/9781315712550-38
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Citation
MI, Chienkuo, & RYAN, Shane. (2018). Virtue epistemology and confucian philosophy. In The Routledge Handbook of Virtue Epistemology (pp. ). : Taylor and Francis.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3708
Additional URL
http://doi.org/10.4324/9781315712550-38