Traveling Epistemology, or an Intersection between Epistemology and Ethics through the Lens of Pragmatism

Pablo Patricio Olivas, University of Texas at El Paso

Abstract

The concept of traditional epistemology carries with it values and expectations that are rarely talked about. Based on the critiques of traditional epistemology by the pragmatist tradition, there is an opportunity to think of an alternative to the traditional view of epistemology as solely a theory of knowledge based on theories like the correspondence theory of truth. The concept of traveling epistemology serves as an alternative that questions the values of traditional epistemology, where things like certainty, and authority are expected in conjunction with a view of knowledge that rests on a mind-independent reality. Traveling epistemology offers a view that relies on pragmatism's view of knowledge as intertwined with human agency, such that knowledge is thought of in terms of the more grounded and practical human efforts.

Subject Area

Philosophy|Epistemology|Education philosophy

Recommended Citation

Olivas, Pablo Patricio, "Traveling Epistemology, or an Intersection between Epistemology and Ethics through the Lens of Pragmatism" (2022). ETD Collection for University of Texas, El Paso. AAI30242336.
https://scholarworks.utep.edu/dissertations/AAI30242336

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