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Supervisors: David Levy and Ted Everett

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Research paper thumbnail of The Responsibility to Know: The Moral Argument for Epistemic Responsibility

As epistemic agents, we have certain responsibilities as "knowers"--there are behaviors and acti... more As epistemic agents, we have certain responsibilities as "knowers"--there are behaviors and actions which are conducive to knowledge building, and others which are not. I argue that these epistemic responsibilities are not completely removed from the ethical sphere, and there are cases in which a responsible moral agent must also be epistemically responsible.

Research paper thumbnail of The Responsibility to Know: The Moral Argument for Epistemic Responsibility

As epistemic agents, we have certain responsibilities as "knowers"--there are behaviors and acti... more As epistemic agents, we have certain responsibilities as "knowers"--there are behaviors and actions which are conducive to knowledge building, and others which are not. I argue that these epistemic responsibilities are not completely removed from the ethical sphere, and there are cases in which a responsible moral agent must also be epistemically responsible.

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