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Is Understanding A Species Of Knowledge? by Grimm, Stephen R.

“…Among philosophers of science there seems to be a general consensus that understanding represents a species of knowledge, but virtually every major…”
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Wisdom by Grimm, Stephen R.

“…What is it that makes someone wise, or one person wiser than another? I argue that wisdom consists in knowledge of how to live well, and that this knowledge of…”
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What is philosophy as a way of life? Why philosophy as a way of life? by Grimm, Stephen R., Cohoe, Caleb

“…Despite a recent surge of interest in philosophy as a way of life, it is not clear what it might mean for philosophy to guide one's life, or how a…”
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Why Study History? On Its Epistemic Benefits and Its Relation to the Sciences by Grimm, Stephen R.

“…I try to return the focus of the philosophy of history to the nature of understanding, with a particular emphasis on Louis Mink's project of exploring how…”
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The goal of explanation by Grimm, Stephen R.

“…I defend the claim that understanding is the goal of explanation against various persistent criticisms, especially the criticism that understanding is not…”
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WHAT IT TAKES TO LIVE PHILOSOPHICALLY: OR, HOW TO PROGRESS IN THE ART OF LIVING by Cohoe, Caleb M., Grimm, Stephen R.

“…This essay presents an account of what it takes to live a philosophical way of life: practitioners must be committed to a worldview, structure their lives…”
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On Intellectualism in Epistemology by Grimm, Stephen R.

“…According to 'orthodox' epistemology, it has recently been said, whether or not a true belief amounts to knowledge depends exclusively on truth-related…”
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Does Adversity Make Us Wiser Than Before? Addressing a Foundational Question Through Interdisciplinary Engagement by Jayawickreme, Eranda, Grimm, Stephen R., Blackie, Laura E. R.

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Explanatory Inquiry and the Need for Explanation by Grimm, Stephen R.

“…Explanatory inquiry characteristically begins with a certain puzzlement about the world. But why do certain situations elicit our puzzlement (or curiosity)…”
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The Epistemic Goals of the Humanities by Grimm, Stephen R

“…Abstract The sciences aim to get at the truth about the nature of the world. Do the humanities have a similar goal—namely, to get at the truth about things…”
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EASY CASES AND VALUE INCOMMENSURABILITY by Grimm, Stephen R.

“…Several critics have denied value incommensurability – or the claim, roughly, that there is no common measure in terms of which values can be weighed – on the…”
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Kant's Argument for Radical Evil by Grimm, Stephen R.

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How Understanding People Differs from Understanding the Natural World by Grimm, Stephen R.

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Why Study History? On Its Epistemic Benefits and Its Relation to the Sciences by GRIMM, STEPHEN R.

“…I try to return the focus of the philosophy of history to the nature of understanding, with a particular emphasis on Louis Mink’s project of exploring how…”
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Epistemic Goals and Epistemic Values by GRIMM, STEPHEN R.

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Inaugurating Understanding or Repackaging Explanation? by Khalifa, Kareem

“…Recently, several authors have argued that scientific understanding should be a new topic of philosophical research. In this article, I argue that the three…”
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Getting it right by Ahlstrom-vij, Kristoffer, Grimm, Stephen R

“…Truth monism is the idea that only true beliefs are of fundamental epistemic value. The present paper considers three objections to truth monism, and argues…”
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Getting it right by Ahlstrom-Vij, Kristoffer, Grimm, Stephen R.

“…Truth monism is the idea that only true beliefs are of fundamental epistemic value. The present paper considers three objections to truth monism, and argues…”
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Getting it right by Ahlstrom-Vij, Kristoffer, Grimm, Stephen R.

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Getting it right by AHLSTROM-VIJ, Kristoffer, GRIMM, Stephen R

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