| The Moral Psychology of Curiosity Contributor(s): Inan, Ilhan (Editor), Watson, Lani (Editor), Whitcomb, Dennis (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1786606712 ISBN-13: 9781786606716 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $164.34 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Ethics & Moral Philosophy - Psychology | Emotions - Self-help | Motivational & Inspirational |
| Dewey: 153.8 |
| LCCN: 2018056376 |
| Series: Moral Psychology of the Emotions |
| Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.3" W x 9.1" (1.41 lbs) 346 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Curiosity has taken a winding path through intellectual history, from Early Christian vice to Enlightenment virtue and beyond. This original volume sees contemporary philosophers and psychologists examining the nature and value of curiosity, shedding light on some of its most interesting features and exploring its role in human experience. Authors examine the nature and history of curiosity, the psychology of curiosity and its relationship to interest, understanding, and desire, the impact of language in shaping our curiosity, the cultivation and measurement of curiosity, and the vital part that curiosity can and should play in education. With perspectives on curiosity from all over the world, this diverse, interdisciplinary collection provides an in-depth and multi-faceted examination of the epistemological, psychological, moral, and educative dimensions of curiosity. |
Contributor Bio(s): Yigit, Safiye: - Safiye Yigit is a PhD student in Philosophy and Education at Teacher's College, Columbia University. She has written her Master's Thesis on 'Curiosity as an Intellectual and Ethical Virtue' (2011) at Bogaziçi University under the supervision of Ilhan Inan.Inan, Ilhan: - Ilhan Inan (PhD, UC-Santa Barbara) is a full professor of philosophy at Bogaziçi University, Istanbul, Turkey since 1997. He is the author of The Philosophy of Curiosity (Routledge, 2012) and his philosophical articles appeared in many respected international and national journals including Philosophical Studies. He works on philosophy of language broadly construed to include philosophy of curiosity, evolution of language, creativity, and inostensible reference. He published articles on how curiosity relates to belief, acquaintance and creativity and is currently working on two book manuscripts on the subjects of truth and philosophical curiosity.Watson, Lani: - Lani Watson (PhD, Edinburgh) is a Research Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Human Flourishing at the University of Oklahoma. She received her doctorate in philosophy from the University of Edinburgh in 2015. Her interdisciplinary research spans the fields of philosophy, educational theory, and experimental psycholinguistics, focusing on the role that questions and questioning play in everyday life and in classroom learning.Whitcomb, Dennis: - Dennis Whitcomb (PhD, Rutgers) is Professor of Philosophy at Western Washington University. His writings cover a range of topics in epistemology broadly construed: knowledge, justification, wisdom, intellectual humility, curiosity, epistemic value, and the ethics of belief. These writings have appeared in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Philosophical Studies, Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Religion, Synthese, and Philosophical Quarterly among other venues. He is co-editor of Social Epistemology: Essential Readings (OUP 2011). His most recent work, which focuses on the speech act of question-asking, connects epistemology to the philosophy of language. |
