Title:
Elgin on Science, Art and Understanding
Author(s):
Briesen, Jochen
Year of publication:
2023
Available Date:
2023-07-03T05:50:46Z
Abstract:
Is art epistemically valuable? Catherine Z. Elgin answers this question in the affirmative. She argues for the epistemic value of art on the basis of her innovative epistemological theory, in which the focus is shifted from knowledge and truth to a non-factive account of understanding. After an exposition and critique of her view, as she develops it in her most recent book “True Enough” (MIT-Press, 2017), I will build on some of her ideas in order to strengthen her account.
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e-ISSN (online): 1572-8420
Keywords:
Catherine Z. Elgin
art
epistemological theory
DDC-Classification:
101 Theorie der Philosophie
Publication Type:
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
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Department/institution:
Philosophie und Geisteswissenschaften
Institut für Philosophie
Comments:
Die Publikation wurde aus Open Access Publikationsgeldern der Freien Universität Berlin gefördert.