Linda Zagzebski b. 1946
Linda Zagzebski (born 1946) is an American philosopher of the Contemporary era, associated with Analytic Philosophy and Christian Philosophy.
Linda Zagzebski is an American philosopher, George Lynn Cross Research Professor at the University of Oklahoma, and one of the leading contemporary theorists of virtue epistemology and philosophy of religion. Virtues of the Mind grounded epistemology in a unified theory of intellectual and moral virtues, in which knowledge is the product of acts of intellectual virtue, while her later Epistemic Authority and Exemplarist Moral Theory developed a moral epistemology in which our access to moral truth is mediated through admiration for moral exemplars. Divine Motivation Theory argued that the motivational state of God, rather than divine commands, is the proper ground of an ethics of perfection.
Key facts
- Nationality
- American
- Era
- Contemporary
- Movements
- Analytic Philosophy, Christian Philosophy
Selected quotes
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Attributed to Linda Zagzebski:
“Knowledge is a state of cognitive contact with reality arising out of acts of intellectual virtue.”
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Attributed to Linda Zagzebski:
“Admiration is the seed of moral knowledge; we know the good first by recognizing it in others.”
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Attributed to Linda Zagzebski:
“An exemplarist moral theory begins with persons, not with principles.”
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Attributed to Linda Zagzebski:
“The intellectual and moral virtues are not two sets of virtues; they are aspects of one good life.”
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Attributed to Linda Zagzebski:
“Trust in the testimony of others is not a leap of faith, but a normal mode of rational life.”
Frequently asked about Linda Zagzebski
- When was Linda Zagzebski born?
- Linda Zagzebski was born in 1946.
- Where was Linda Zagzebski from?
- Linda Zagzebski is an American philosopher of the Contemporary era.
- What philosophical movements is Linda Zagzebski associated with?
- Linda Zagzebski is associated with Analytic Philosophy and Christian Philosophy.
- What is Linda Zagzebski known for?
- Linda Zagzebski is an American philosopher, George Lynn Cross Research Professor at the University of Oklahoma, and one of the leading contemporary theorists of virtue epistemology and philosophy of religion.
- How many quotes are attributed to Linda Zagzebski?
- There are 5 attributed quotations from Linda Zagzebski in the 1001Philosophers collection, organized by topic.