Allan Hazlett is an American philosopher and Associate Professor of Philosophy at

Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis (WashU or WUSTL) is a private research university with its main campus in St. Louis County, and Clayton, Missouri. Founded in 1853, the university is named after George Washington. Washington University is r ...

. He is known for his works on

skepticism Skepticism, also spelled scepticism, is a questioning attitude or doubt toward knowledge claims that are seen as mere belief or dogma. For example, if a person is skeptical about claims made by their government about an ongoing war then the pe ...

and

ethics of belief The ethics of belief refers to a cluster of related issues that focus on standards of rational belief, intellectual excellence, and conscientious belief-formation. Among the questions addressed in the field are: * Are there standards of some sort ( ...

Books

*'' A Luxury of the Understanding: On the Value of True Belief'', Oxford University Press, 2013 * ''

A Critical Introduction to Skepticism ''A Critical Introduction to Skepticism'' is a 2014 book by Allan Hazlett in which the author offers an introduction to skepticism. Reception The book was reviewed in ''Teaching Philosophy'' and ''Australasian Journal of Philosophy The ''Aus ...

'', Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014 * ''The Epistemology of Desire and the Problem of Nihilism'', Oxford University Press, forthcoming

References

External links

Allan Hazlett at Washington University in St. Louis

Personal website
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