Chapter 6 - Comparison with Virtue Epistemology and Reinforcement

Summary

The author first compares the spiritual turn in epistemology with virtue epistemology, which only seemingly resembles it. He then reinforces his thesis (i.e., the idea that the spiritual turn in epistemology should be taken) by arguing that all debaters seem to implicitly take on various commitments, commitments to certain goods and related beliefs that are seen as indispensable and undeniable in contemporary Western society. Consequently, all debaters – both believers and unbelievers – may take the spiritual turn and find themselves in the best possible condition to improve intellectual investigations and debates, including the ability to achieve conclusiveness.