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

Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) is a private research university in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Founded in 1853 by a group of civic leaders and named for George Washington, the university spans 355 acres across its Danforth ...

. He is known for his works on

skepticism Skepticism ( US) or scepticism ( UK) 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 p ...

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

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Allan Hazlett at Washington University in St. Louis

Personal website
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