2013/05/01 by Duncan Pritchard · 1 citation
Arts and Humanities · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Education and Critical Thinking Development #Epistemology, Ethics, and Metaphysics #Psychological and Educational Research Studies
paper · doi:10.1111/1467-9752.12022
openalex publication_date 2013/05/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
A certain conception of the relevance of virtue epistemology to the philosophy of education is set out. On this conception, while the epistemic goal of education might initially be promoting the pupil’s cognitive success, it should ultimately move on to the development of the pupil’s cognitive agency. A continuum of cognitive agency is described, on which it is ultimately cognitive achievement, and thus understanding, which is the epistemic goal of education. This is contrasted with a view on which knowledge is the epistemic goal.