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    John Greco — Carmelics
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    John Greco

    contemporaryVirtue Epistemology, Analytic Philosophy

    b. 1961

    John Greco is a contemporary American philosopher specializing in epistemology, particularly virtue epistemology and the nature of knowledge. He is best known for developing an agent reliabilist account of knowledge, arguing that knowledge requires true belief produced by the exercise of intellectual virtue. His work has significantly shaped debates around epistemic responsibility, testimony, and the value of knowledge.

    Notable Achievements

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    Developed agent reliabilism, integrating virtue theory with reliabilist epistemology

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    Advanced the 'knowledge as credit' thesis linking knowledge attribution to intellectual agency

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    Influential contributions to debates on epistemic luck and the Gettier problem

    4

    Edited the Oxford Handbook of Epistemology, a major reference in the field

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    Contributed to the epistemology of testimony and religious epistemology

    Positions & Arguments(2)

    Skepticism

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    McPeck has not provided a convincing argument that there are no general thinking skills.

    Truth & Knowledge

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    McPeck has not provided a convincing argument that there are no general thinking skills.

    Perception

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    contemporary

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    Virtue Epistemology, Analytic Philosophy

    Topic Influence

    Truth & Knowledge1
    Perception1
    Skepticism1

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