Linda Zagzebski

Linda Zagzebski is a prominent philosopher known for her work in epistemology, particularly in the areas of internalism and externalism, and virtue epistemology. Internalism focuses on the individual's perspective and justification of knowledge, while externalism emphasizes factors outside the individual's control, like the reliability of the knowledge source. Zagzebski combines these ideas in virtue epistemology, arguing that knowledge is connected to the intellectual virtues of the knower, such as open-mindedness and intellectual courage. She advocates that a person’s character and cognitive abilities play a crucial role in determining what counts as knowledge.