
doi: 10.1017/epi.2025.10
Abstract In recent years, virtue epistemology has been criticized for its individualism. Correspondingly, some attempts have been made to make it more social. However, there is some confusion about what it means for virtue epistemology to be individualistic, and how it should be socialized in the face of this. The current paper proposes a systematic answer to these questions. We distinguish elements of theories of virtue that might give rise to different forms of individualism: “subject individualism,” “faculty/trait individualism,” and “value individualism.” Then we show what specific challenges these elements might pose for virtue reliabilism and responsibilism. We focus on two challenges: the epistemic value of other-regarding intellectual virtues, and the problem of “epistemic outsourcing.” In both cases, we identify and evaluate possible strategies for socializing these elements of virtue epistemology.
epistemic individualism, epistemologia cnót, epistemologia społeczna, social epistemology, indywidualizm epistemiczny, wartości epistemiczne, cnoty społeczne, virtue epistemology, epistemic values, other-regarding virtues
epistemic individualism, epistemologia cnót, epistemologia społeczna, social epistemology, indywidualizm epistemiczny, wartości epistemiczne, cnoty społeczne, virtue epistemology, epistemic values, other-regarding virtues
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