The Communicative Dimensions of Social Epistemologies
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| Title: | The Communicative Dimensions of Social Epistemologies |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Nicholas C. Burbules (ORCID |
| Source: | Educational Theory. 2025 75(2):192-207. |
| Availability: | Wiley. Available from: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030. Tel: 800-835-6770; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: https://www.wiley.com/en-us |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 16 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Evaluative |
| Descriptors: | Epistemology, Beliefs, Social Attitudes, Communication (Thought Transfer), Evidence, Perspective Taking, Persuasive Discourse, Communities of Practice, Learning Processes |
| DOI: | 10.1111/edth.70005 |
| ISSN: | 0013-2004 1741-5446 |
| Abstract: | Like other papers in this symposium, this essay approaches the question of responsible belief through the lens of social epistemology: what are the processes by which knowledge claims, evidence, perspectives, and arguments get shared within knowledge-making communities? In this paper, Nicholas Burbules argues that these processes are essentially communicative, and that we need to examine the conditions that make such communication knowledge-productive. Among these conditions are the enactment of "communicative virtues": skills, attitudes, habits, and dispositions that are more likely to support responsible dialogue and deliberation about knowledge claims. In this argument, each of these communicative virtues is actually a cluster of interrelated qualities, not a laundry list of discrete items. Burbules explores how these virtues are learned and enacted in practice, not things that people "have" or possess. Finally, he discusses a number of potential candidates for consideration as communicative virtues. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1465921 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Like other papers in this symposium, this essay approaches the question of responsible belief through the lens of social epistemology: what are the processes by which knowledge claims, evidence, perspectives, and arguments get shared within knowledge-making communities? In this paper, Nicholas Burbules argues that these processes are essentially communicative, and that we need to examine the conditions that make such communication knowledge-productive. Among these conditions are the enactment of "communicative virtues": skills, attitudes, habits, and dispositions that are more likely to support responsible dialogue and deliberation about knowledge claims. In this argument, each of these communicative virtues is actually a cluster of interrelated qualities, not a laundry list of discrete items. Burbules explores how these virtues are learned and enacted in practice, not things that people "have" or possess. Finally, he discusses a number of potential candidates for consideration as communicative virtues. |
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| ISSN: | 0013-2004 1741-5446 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/edth.70005 |
