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Curiosity was Framed *
Author(s) -
WHITCOMB DENNIS
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
philosophy and phenomenological research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.7
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1933-1592
pISSN - 0031-8205
DOI - 10.1111/j.1933-1592.2010.00394.x
Subject(s) - curiosity , epistemology , point (geometry) , philosophy of mind , psychology , philosophy , social psychology , metaphysics , mathematics , geometry
This paper explores the nature of curiosity from an epistemological point of view. First it motivates this exploration by explaining why epistemologists do and should care about what curiosity is. Then it surveys the relevant literature and develops a particular approach.