ABSTRACT
Words like "character" and "virtue" have strong moral and civic connotations. Ordinary usage of these terms often picks out aspects of human psychology that are morally or civically oriented. First, intellectual virtue concepts and language provide an apt description of some of the proper aims and goals of education. virtue epistemology stands to illuminate and deepen our understanding of some important educational aims. According to Locke, epistemic excellence isn't strictly a matter of cognitive ability. This chapter claims that a proper aim of education is the cultivation of students' intellectual virtues and the widespread use of technology in education, which often involves "outsourcing" cognitive activities and achievements. It addresses the educational aim of helping students learn how to discriminate between reliable and unreliable sources of information. The chapter calls attention to the epistemic significance of a different virtue, namely, inquisitiveness. It identifies several ways of cultivating a single virtue, namely, intellectual humility.
