What Is An Expert That A Person May Trust Her? Towards A Political Epistemology Of Expertise

Humana Mente 8 (28) (2015)
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I present a definition of expertise that involves both epistemic and political authority. I argue that these two forms of authority require different treatments and defend a political epistemology that articulates a division of cognitive labor between political and epistemic authority.

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Gloria Origgi
Institut Jean Nicod

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A Guide to Political Epistemology.Michael Hannon & Elizabeth Edenberg - 2024 - In Jennifer Lackey & Aidan McGlynn (eds.), Oxford Handbook of Social Epistemology. Oxford University Press.

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