Read How Do We Know: An Introduction to Epistemology. As you do, consider the following questions and points:
- Aside from Epistemology, which area of philosophy do discussions of virtues and vices arise?
- How was Aristotle’s understanding of happiness different from hedonistic understandings of it?
- How should we define virtue?
- What is a vice and how does it compare to virtue?
- Describe Aristotle’s understanding of the Golden Mean.
- What are the two kinds of vices that Aristotle mentions?
- How did Aristotle say that virtue develops in a person?
- What is an Intellectual Virtue?
- According to Aquinas, what is the relationship between moral and intellectual virtues?
- What are the 5 ways that Wood says moral and intellectual virtues are parallel to each other?
- Describe the way each of the intellectual virtues work towards helping us find the truth.
- How might virtue epistemology help us with the Gettier Problem?
