Epistemic paternalism: a defence

New York: Palgrave-Macmillan (2013)
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Abstract

Any attempt to help us reason in more accurate ways faces a problem: While we acknowledge that others stand to benefit from intellectual advice, each and every one of us tends to consider ourselves an exception, on account of overconfidence. The solution? Accept a form of epistemic paternalism.

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Kristoffer Ahlstrom-Vij
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