My research focuses on two areas: virtue epistemology and moral psychology. Within virtue epistemology, I explore how the epistemic environment can impact the acquisition of knowledge and justification. In moral psychology, I delve into the importance of information about a person’s moral development in assessing the degree of praise or blame they deserve for morally relevant actions. The unifying theme of both research projects is the extent to which external factors, beyond individuals’ control, influence normative performances–whether epistemic or moral–that are typically associated with the agent’s inner character.