Issue Date
12-2021
Abstract
Epistemic egoists are individuals who believe that there are no prima facie reasons why we should accept testimony. I need paper I examine the question "is epestemic egoism, an intellectual virtue?" I assert that a variant of epistemic egoism, called weak epistemic egoim, satisfies reliablist conditions for intellectual virtue. I also assert the extreme epistemic egoism, characterized as a blanket rejection of all testimony, is an intellectual vice. I also examine the possibility that extreme epistemic egoism is an intellectual virtue in rare situations. I argue that extreme epistemic egoism can be valuable, but not for strictly epistemic reasons.
Source or Periodical Title
UP Los Baños Journal
Volume
19
Issue
1
Page
20-30
Document Type
Article
College
College of Arts and Sciences (CAS)
Frequency
annual
Physical Description
references
Language
English
Recommended Citation
Masakayan, Nicolo M., "Vicious and virtuous epistemic egoism" (2021). Journal Article. 5505.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/journal-articles/5505