Epistemology Group on Rationality
University of Zurich
ZEGRa is a research group based at the University of Zurich in Switzerland and led by Prof. Dr. Anne Meylan, Assistant Professor of Theoretical Philosophy (Tenure-Track).
Our research lies at the intersection of epistemology, metaethics and the philosophy of action and is, thereby, intended to bridge divides between theoretical and practical philosophy. Our research group is mainly — but not exclusively — interested in the following kind of questions: what counts as an irrational belief? What makes cognitive irrationality distinct from agentive irrationality (the one that occasionally characterizes our actions)? Is self-deception always reprehensible? What does it mean to believe things responsibly?
Recent Publications
Belkoniene, M. (forthcoming). Rational Understanding: From Explanation to Knowledge. Routledge.
Belkoniene, M. (forthcoming). Grasping in Understanding. British Journal for the Philosophy of Science.
Belkoniene, M. (forthcoming). Reassessing Lucky Understanding. Episteme.
Belkoniene, M. (forthcoming). Confusion, Understanding and Success. International Journal for the Study of Skepticism.
Belkoniene, M. (2022). The rational Dimension of Understanding. Synthese, 200.
Belkoniene, M. & Vollet, J-H. (2022). Certainty. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. (external link).
Belkoniene, M. (2021). Why Explanatory Considerations Matter. Erkenntnis, 86, 473-491.
Belkoniene, M. & Vollet, J-H. (2021). Certitude. L’encyclopédie philosophique. (external link).
Belkoniene, M. (2020). What Should We Believe about the Future?. Synthese, 197, 2375-2386.
Belkoniene, M. & Dziurosz-Serafinowicz, P. (2020). Acting Upon Uncertain Beliefs. Acta Analytica, 35, 253-271.
Belkoniene, M. (2019). Normalcy, Understanding and the Problem of Statistical Evidence. Theoria, 85, 202-218.
Belkoniene, M. (2017). What Are Explanatory Virtues Indicative Of?. Logos and Episteme, 8, 179-193.