Epistemic Responsibility for Undesirable Beliefs

by Deborah K. Heikes

This book considers whether we can be epistemically responsible for undesirable beliefs, such as racist and sexist ones. The problem with holding people responsible for their undesirable beliefs is: first, what constitutes an "undesirable belief" will differ among various epistemic communities; second, it is not clear what responsibility we have for beliefs simpliciter; and third, inherent in discussions of socially constructed ignorance (like...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031418573
• ISBN13: 9783031418570
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 233 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"