Vices of the Mind: From the Intellectual to the Political

Author:   Quassim Cassam (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Warwick)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Pages:   224
Publication Date:   14 February 2019
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Quassim Cassam (Professor of Philosophy, Professor of Philosophy, University of Warwick)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.90cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.40cm
Weight:   0.407kg
ISBN:  

9780198826903


ISBN 10:   0198826907
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   14 February 2019
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

1: The Anatomy of Vice 2: A Question of Character 3: Vicious Thinking 4: Epistemic Postures 5: Vice and Knowledge 6: Vice and Responsibility 7: Stealthy Vices 8: Self-Improvement

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A stimulating and lively consideration of what the philosopher Quassim Cassam calls 'epistemic vices'. * Process North * absorbing * Pete Burgess, The Philosopher * A superb (and icily furious) book * Steven Poole, New Statesman *


The publication of Cassam's Vices of the Mind is a landmark in the study of epistemic vices. * Alessandra Tanesini, Mind * This timely book should be read by all who wonder why the quality of political life and decision-making in the US has deteriorated. * M.A. Michael, CHOICE * A superb (and icily furious) book * Steven Poole, New Statesman * An excellent introduction to the debates about epistemic vices and is easy to engage regardless of one's philosophical background. In being the first book-length treatment of epistemic vices, Vices of the Mind is sure to shape the debates surrounding epistemic vices for some time. * Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective * absorbing * Pete Burgess, The Philosopher * A stimulating and lively consideration of what the philosopher Quassim Cassam calls 'epistemic vices'. * Process North *


A stimulating and lively consideration of what the philosopher Quassim Cassam calls 'epistemic vices'. * Process North * absorbing * Pete Burgess, The Philosopher * An excellent introduction to the debates about epistemic vices and is easy to engage regardless of one's philosophical background. In being the first book-length treatment of epistemic vices, Vices of the Mind is sure to shape the debates surrounding epistemic vices for some time. * Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective * A superb (and icily furious) book * Steven Poole, New Statesman * This timely book should be read by all who wonder why the quality of political life and decision-making in the US has deteriorated. * M.A. Michael, CHOICE * The publication of Cassam's Vices of the Mind is a landmark in the study of epistemic vices. * Alessandra Tanesini, Mind *


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Quassim Cassam is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. He was previously Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy at Cambridge, and has also taught at Oxford and UCL. He is the author of Self and World (OUP 1997), The Possibility of Knowledge (OUP 2007), Berkeley's Puzzle: What Does Experience Teach Us? (OUP 2014) with John Campbell, and Self-Knowledge for Humans (OUP 2014).

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