{"product_id":"epistemic-instrumentalism-explained-9780367558802","title":"Epistemic Instrumentalism Explained","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eEpistemic instrumentalists argue that epistemic requirements vary with facts about what promotes agents' well-being, but this contempt is misguided and fails to distinguish between first- and second-order epistemic instrumentalism. Nathaniel P. Sharadin argues for rejecting epistemic instrumentalism as a first-order view due to explanatory failures, while offering a second-order instrumentalist explanation for epistemic authority that is neutral between competing first-order epistemic theories. He also argues that instrumentalists can adopt epistemic ecologism to explain why being epistemically correct matters. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 200 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 15 July 2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Taylor \u0026amp; Francis Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpistemic requirements, according to epistemic instrumentalists, do vary in tandem with facts about what promotes agents' well-being. This viewpoint has garnered significant disdain, which is misguided on two counts. Firstly, the reasons typically offered for this contempt are incorrect. Secondly, it fails to distinguish between first-order and second-order epistemic instrumentalism, and mistakenly holds the latter view contemptible. In his book, Nathaniel P. Sharadin presents a compelling argument for rejecting epistemic instrumentalism as a first-order view. He does not argue against it solely on the basis of extensional failures but also on the basis of explanatory shortcomings. Sharadin contends that epistemic instrumentalism offers a natural and straightforward explanation of why being epistemically correct is important. What emerges is a second-order instrumentalist explanation for epistemic authority that is neutral between competing first-order epistemic theories. This neutrality is seen as an advantage. However, Sharadin draws on work from cognitive science and psychology to argue that instrumentalists can abandon this neutrality and adopt a view he calls epistemic ecologism.  Epistemic Instrumentalism Explained will be of interest to researchers and advanced students working in epistemology, ethics, and philosophy of mind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 540g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 229 x 152 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780367558802\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nathaniel P. Sharadin","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44104131903738,"sku":"9780367558802","price":147.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1658484276048_book.jpg?v=1658736247","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/epistemic-instrumentalism-explained-9780367558802","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}