Cognitive Vulnerability: An Epistemological Approach: 18 (Berlin Studies in Knowledge Research, 18) - Hardcover

Óscar Lucas González-Castán

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3110799065 ISBN 13: 9783110799064

Publisher: De Gruyter, 2023

Synopsis

Vulnerability has become part of our everyday vocabulary. We are used to hearing that we ought to act so as to protect the highly vulnerable; the qualifier suggests that we are all vulnerable. In addition to being of contemporary relevance, the notion of vulnerability has also been at the heart of philosophical reflection since the birth of the discipline, playing a vital role across many different traditions. Its prevalence is unsurprising. Vulnerability, which partially defines us as human beings, has appeared in many guises: mortality, finitude, sin, ignorance, etc.

However, no attempt has yet been made to fully apply the notion of vulnerability to the domains of epistemology and the philosophy of science, to relate it to our general human vulnerability, and to explore the wide range of consequences that derive from it. The contributors of this book fill this gap; they present new approaches to classical problems. They highlight different aspects of our cognitive vulnerability, from issues related to the realism/antirealism debate to reflections on epistemic success and trust.

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About the Author

Óscar L. González-Castán, Complutense University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain.

Edition details

• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3110799065
• ISBN 13: 9783110799064
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 250