Sosa, Ernest

Philosopher Cuban-American Born 1940 (age 86)

Developed virtue epistemology and safety condition.

431 quotes

"The virtuous intellect is neither dogmatic nor paralyzed by doubt."
Wisdom
"Knowledge is a normative concept tied to human flourishing."
Truth
"Our cognitive success is partly a matter of luck, but also of virtue."
Gratitude
"The problem of skepticism teaches us about the structure of justification."
Philosophy
"Epistemic justice demands that we listen to and respect all voices."
Justice
"The responsible thinker updates beliefs in light of new evidence."
Wisdom
"Intellectual community, rightly conceived, enhances individual understanding."
Relationships
"The limits of our knowledge are not shameful but instructive."
"Virtue epistemology shows why character matters to knowledge-seeking."
Wisdom
"Truth-seeking requires patience with the slow accumulation of understanding."
Patience
"The examined life produces knowledge that transforms understanding."
Philosophy
"Proper basicality is relative to a subject's cognitive situation."
"We know far more than we can articulate or fully justify."
Knowledge
"The intellectual virtues include honesty, open-mindedness, and carefulness."
"Knowledge involves a right relation between belief and reality."
Truth
"The responsible knower recognizes their debts to teachers and tradition."
Gratitude
"Cognitive achievement is often more valuable than mere true belief."
Success
"The pursuit of wisdom is a lifelong endeavor without final arrival."
Philosophy
"Intellectual humility is compatible with confidence in well-grounded beliefs."
Wisdom
"Our conceptual schemes both enable and limit what we can know."
Knowledge
"The virtuous person cares about truth for its own sake."
Truth
"Knowledge claims require not just truth but proper justification."
"We depend on cognitive trust in others for most of what we know."
Relationships
"The examined belief is stronger than the unexamined one."
Wisdom
"Epistemic responsibility is not a burden but a gift."
Freedom
"The love of wisdom begins in wonder and never fully ends."
Philosophy
"Proper cognitive integration is essential for knowledge in a complex world."
Wisdom
"Truth matters not just for its own sake but for human flourishing."
Truth
"The intellectual virtues are both natural talents and cultivated habits."
Education
"Knowledge is not power unless it is also wisdom."
Wisdom