(Understanding) Nous (Theoretical Knowledge) Epistēmē (Technical Rationality) Technē (Practical Wisdom) Phronēsis Sosa Zagzebski Zagzebski Examples of Examples of Examples of Intellectual Virtues Intellectual Virtues Intellectual Vices of of hasty ‘Faculty ‘Adaptability ‘Mak[ing] colour (VOM, 1996, (VOM, vision’ intellect’ generalizations’ (2007, p.31) p.21) 1996, p.5) competence ability to recognize the ‘The ‘The ‘Ignor[ing] we exercise the salient ( p.21) testimony of reliable facts’ when we trust (p.5) authority.’ our colour vision to ‘Sensitivity detail’ in an ordinary (p.21) ‘Intellectual prejudice’ (p.148) case’ (ibid., p.32) ability to think up ‘The explanations of complex pride, ‘Intellectual sets of (p.21) negligence, idleness, ‘Commitments data’ [which] come cowardice, conformity, courtesy of ability to think up carelessness, rigidity ‘The Mother Nature illuminating scientific wishful thinking, … and her hypotheses or closed-mindedness, evolutionary interpretations of literary insensitivity to detail, ways, but many ( p.21) obtuseness and lack of texts’ others must be thoroughness, … (ibid., (p.21) giving up too soon learned.’ ‘Intellectual care’ … p.85) proneness to discouragement ‘[Intellectual] … disposition to (p.21) self-deception’ ‘A discretion’ (p.152) receive others’ say-so when we Intellectual ‘Intellectual fairness’ ‘… hear it or read (p.109) (p.152) it.’ rashness’ (ibid., p.95) ‘[Intellectual] caution’ (p.109) Sosa Zagzebski Zagzebski Vices Virtues Virtues (cont.) (cont.) (cont.) in overly ‘Open-mindedness ‘[Being] collecting and thorough, overly ‘stable dispositions for appraising sensitive to detail, evidence’ belief (p.114) overly cautious’ (p.152) acquisition’
Nous (Understanding) Epistēmē (Theoretical Knowledge) Technē (Technical Rationality) Phronēsis (Practical Wisdom) Sosa Zagzebski Zagzebski Examples of Intellectual Virtues Examples of Intellectual Virtues Examples of Intellectual Vices ‘Faculty of colour vision’ (2007, p.31) ‘The competence we exercise when we trust our colour vision in an ordinary case’ (ibid., p.32) ‘Commitments [which] come courtesy of Mother Nature and her evolutionary ways, but many others must be learned.’ (ibid., p.85) ‘A disposition to receive others’ say-so when we hear it or read it.’ (ibid., p.95) Sosa Virtues (cont.) ‘stable dispositions for belief acquisition’ ‘Adaptability of intellect’ (VOM, 1996, p.21) ‘The ability to recognize the salient facts’ ( p.21) ‘Sensitivity to detail’ (p.21) ‘The ability to think up explanations of complex sets of data’ (p.21) ‘The ability to think up illuminating scientific hypotheses or interpretations of literary texts’ ( p.21) ‘Intellectual care’ (p.21) ‘[Intellectual] discretion’ (p.21) ‘Intellectual fairness’ (p.109) ‘[Intellectual] caution’ (p.109) Zagzebski Virtues (cont.) ‘Open-mindedness in collecting and appraising evidence’ (p.114) ‘Mak[ing] hasty generalizations’ (VOM, 1996, p.5) ‘Ignor[ing] the testimony of reliable authority.’ (p.5) ‘Intellectual prejudice’ (p.148) ‘Intellectual pride, negligence, idleness, cowardice, conformity, carelessness, rigidity … wishful thinking, closed-mindedness, insensitivity to detail, obtuseness and lack of thoroughness, … giving up too soon … proneness to discouragement … self-deception’ (p.152) ‘… Intellectual rashness’ (p.152) Zagzebski Vices (cont.) ‘[Being] overly thorough, overly sensitive to detail, overly cautious’ (p.152)