{"product_id":"9781441177438","title":"Virtue Epistemology: Motivation and Knowledge","description":"Contemporary epistemology debates have largely been occupied with formulating a definition of knowledge that is immune to any counterexample. To date, no definition has been able to escape unscathed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoving away from debates about definitions, \u003cem\u003eVirtue Epistemology\u003c\/em\u003e shows what conditions are essential for knowledge and applies this account to different domains. It proposes that agents must be motivated correctly to acquire knowledge, even in the case of perception. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Napier examines closely the empirical research in cognitive science and moral psychology to build an account of knowledge wherein an agent must perform acts of virtue in order to get knowledge. In so doing, Napier provides answers to two key questions: 'what is knowledge?' and 'how do we get it?' \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47142761758960,"sku":"9781441177438","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781441177438_p0.jpg?v=1763789649","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781441177438","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}