Intellectual autonomy has long been identified as an epistemic virtue, one that has been
championed influentially by (among others) Kant, Hume and Emerson. Manifesting …

A common epistemological assumption in contemporary bioethics held by both proponents
and critics of nontraditional forms of cognitive enhancement is that cognitive enhancement …

This paper engages in what might be called anticipatory virtue epistemology, as it
anticipates some virtue epistemological risks related to a near-future version of brain …

In this chapter I develop and motivate an account of epistemic autonomy as an intellectual
character virtue. In Section 9.2, I clarify the concept of an intellectual virtue and character …

This chapter argues that the traits of intellectual autonomy and interdependence need not be
intellectual virtues. It offers sketches of the traits of intellectual autonomy and intellectual …

The ongoing discussion regarding the propriety of cognitive enhancement is, at its core,
biopolitical. In an attempt to understand the underlying issues, it is instructive to view the …

Recent epistemology has been notable for an emphasis, or a variety of emphases, upon the
social dimension of knowledge. This has provided a corrective to the heavily individualist …

In this paper I distinguish three degrees of epistemic egoism, each of which has an ethical
analogue, and I argue that all three are incoherent. Since epistemic autonomy is frequently …

In the debates regarding the ethics of human enhancement, proponents have found it
difficult to refute the concern, voiced by certain bioconservatives, that cognitive …

Recently, more attention has been paid to the nature and value of the intellectual virtue of
epistemic autonomy. One underexplored issue concerns how epistemic autonomy is related …