The good in truth: knowledge and epistemic values

David Löwenstein (Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf), Elke Brendel (Universität Bonn), Catherine Elgin (Harvard University), Gila Sher (University of California, San Diego)

The aim of inquiry is to attain something epistemically valuable – paradigmatically: truth, knowledge or understanding. We will address a number of core concepts and questions within this debate: What does epistemic value consist in? Does it derive from a uniform source? Should we aim for truth or for understanding? Is there a special epistemic value of logic, even on an anti-exceptionalist or pluralist view?

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