Linda Zagzebski

Linda Zagzebski (1946–) is an American philosopher known for her work in virtue epistemology, philosophy of religion, and ethical theory. Her 1996 book Virtues of the Mind developed virtue responsibilism: the view that intellectual virtues are character traits for which the agent is responsible, rather than merely reliable cognitive faculties.

Zagzebski's defining contribution is her analysis of the structure of virtue. A virtue, on her account, is a deep