Synthese 199 (1-2):1185-1205 (2020)
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We discuss the social-epistemic aspects of Catherine Elgin’s theory of reflective equilibrium and understanding and argue that it yields an argument for the view that a crucial social-epistemic function of epistemic authorities is to foster understanding in their communities. We explore the competences that enable epistemic authorities to fulfil this role and argue that among them is an epistemic virtue we call “epistemic empathy”.
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| Keywords | coherence understanding epistemic authority reflective equilibrium epistemic empathy |
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