Vices of the Mind
From the Intellectual to the Political
$72.95
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
10 February 2021
Summary
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…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780192897152 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0192897152 |
| Author: | Quassim Cassam |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 10 February 2021 |
| Weight: | 284g |
| Dimensions: | 12mm x 138mm x 216mm |
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Critics Review
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 *
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 *
Quassim Cassam
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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