Author Description

In Inquiry & Agency, Jason Baehr Develops A Systematic Account Of The Nature, Structure, And Evaluative Status Of Intellectual Virtues And Vices. Drawing On A Theory Of Moral Virtue By Robert Adams (2006), Baehr Argues That Intellectual Virtues Like Curiosity, Open-mindedness, And Intellectual Courage Are Ways Of Excellently Being For Epistemic Goods That Reflect Favorably On Who We Are As Persons. And He Argues That Intellectual Vices Like Dogmatism, Narrow-mindedness, And Intellectual Arrogance Are Ways Of Falling Short Of This Standard, Ways That Contribute Negatively To Our Personal Worth. Inquiry & Agency Is The Most In-depth And Sophisticated Treatment Of Intellectual Virtues And Vices Since Linda Zagzebski's Pioneering Work Virtues Of The Mind (1996). While Advancing Several Debates In Virtue Epistemology, It Also Proposes A Model Of Intellectual Virtues And Vices That Will Be Accessible To Non-experts And Useful To Researchers In Other Disciplines. Inquiry & Agency Is The Product Of Decades Of Reflection By A Leading Figure In The Field. It Is Essential Reading For Anyone Interested In The Characterological Dimensions Of The Pursuit And Transmission Of Knowledge-- Provided By Publisher.