PHIL 201 Study Guide Lesson 12

PHIL 201 Study Guide Lesson 12.
Study Guide Lesson 12: Acquiring True Beliefs
Points:
What are four kinds of things we do with beliefs
What are two or three examples of the different kinds of intellectual virtues: a) acquisition virtues, b) maintenance virtues, c) communication virtues, and d) application virtues
What is meant by saying that virtues and vices are dispositional properties
In what way is the structure of intellectual virtues analogous to moral virtues
What part do the emotions play in relation to intellectual virtues
What is the proper balance concerning our responsibility to become intellectually virtuous
What is the difference between natural intellectual abilities, intellectual skills, and intellectual virtues
What is the key to finding a balance between the excesses of vicious curiosity (or “immoral intelligence”) and the deficiencies of disinterest in order to achieve studiousness
What are the reasons for the type of intellectual dishonesty that Locke refers to, and what are some ways to avoid falling into playing fast and loose with the truth
What are the virtues of a wise person
What are the three types of wisdom given by Aquinas – Metaphysical
Contrast and compare the characteristics of prudence and folly
What are two ways Aquinas says we can be a fool – 1
What is a missing component for most contemporary epistemology