An Explanation and Assessment of Zagzebski's View on Normal Dimension in the Sphere of Cognition

Zagzebski’s view on normal dimension of cognition is a new look, which is seeking to make a new format of rationalism in this sphere based on his approach to virtue-centered morality. In his view, the most important component of any virtue is its motivation and success. Based on permanent integrity of belief, Zagzebski differentiates between knowledge and justified belief. Thus, he identifies knowledge with virtuous action and motivation to consider permanent verity of knowledge and, on the other hand, since such a condition is not there in justification and accepting justified belief is based on rationality, he tries to set accepting the belief by the owner of practical wisdom as the criterion of justification. The present article tries to evaluate this view.