Pure intuition: Miranda Fricker on the economy of prejudice
Two aspects of Miranda Fricker’s book are criticised: the implicit assumption that ethical theory can solve fundamental problems in epistemology, and the excessive reliance on testimony as a fundamental source of knowledge. Against the former, it is argued that ethical theories are based on cultural...
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| description | Two aspects of Miranda Fricker’s book are criticised: the implicit assumption that ethical theory can solve fundamental problems in epistemology, and the excessive reliance on testimony as a fundamental source of knowledge. Against the former, it is argued that ethical theories are based on cultural prejudices to a higher extent than epistemological theories. Against the latter, argumentation is proposed as a more important epistemic practice than testimony. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-287bc7e41ef6402187c5dd4658b412652022-12-22T02:27:13ZengUniversity of the Basque CountryTheoria0495-45482171-679X2008-01-01231778010.1387/theoria.99Pure intuition: Miranda Fricker on the economy of prejudiceJesús ZAMORA BONILLATwo aspects of Miranda Fricker’s book are criticised: the implicit assumption that ethical theory can solve fundamental problems in epistemology, and the excessive reliance on testimony as a fundamental source of knowledge. Against the former, it is argued that ethical theories are based on cultural prejudices to a higher extent than epistemological theories. Against the latter, argumentation is proposed as a more important epistemic practice than testimony.http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/9epistemic virtue, prejudice, testimony, argumentation. |
| spellingShingle | Jesús ZAMORA BONILLA Pure intuition: Miranda Fricker on the economy of prejudice Theoria epistemic virtue, prejudice, testimony, argumentation. |
| title | Pure intuition: Miranda Fricker on the economy of prejudice |
| title_full | Pure intuition: Miranda Fricker on the economy of prejudice |
| title_fullStr | Pure intuition: Miranda Fricker on the economy of prejudice |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pure intuition: Miranda Fricker on the economy of prejudice |
| title_short | Pure intuition: Miranda Fricker on the economy of prejudice |
| title_sort | pure intuition miranda fricker on the economy of prejudice |
| topic | epistemic virtue, prejudice, testimony, argumentation. |
| url | http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/9 |
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