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epistemic authority
Also known as: epistemic authority of experts
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Epistemological Problems of Testimony plato.stanford.edu Apr 1, 2021 8 facts
referenceMichel Croce published the paper 'Expert-Oriented Abilities vs. Novice-Oriented Abilities: An Alternative Account of Epistemic Authority' in the journal Episteme in 2018.
claimEpistemologists distinguish between testimony from a layman and testimony from an epistemic authority, asserting that beliefs based on the testimony of an epistemic authority are epistemically superior to those based on the testimony of a layman.
referenceKatherine Dormandy published the paper 'Epistemic Authority: Preemption or Proper Basing?' in the journal Erkenntnis in 2018.
referenceTrent Dougherty published the paper 'Zagzebski, Authority, and Faith' in the European Journal for Philosophy of Religion in 2014.
referenceChristoph Jäger authored the article "Epistemic Authority, Preemptive Reasons, and Understanding," published in the 2016 issue of "Episteme."
referenceZagzebski (2012), Jäger (2016), Croce (2018), and Constantin & Grundmann (2020) provide literature on how the notion of an epistemic authority should be understood.
claimArnon Keren explores the relationship between epistemic authority, testimony, and the transmission of knowledge in a 2007 article.
referenceJan Constantin and Thomas Grundmann published the paper 'Epistemic Authority: Preemption through Source Sensitive Defeat' in the journal Synthese in 2020.
Social Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Feb 26, 2001 2 facts
claimThomas Christiano (2012) examines how to reconcile the democratic legitimacy conferred by public deliberation among equals with the distinctive epistemic authority of experts.
referenceJosé Medina's 2011 article 'The relevance of credibility excess in a proportional view of epistemic injustice: Differential epistemic authority and the social imaginary,' published in the journal 'Social Epistemology,' discusses credibility excess and epistemic authority.
The Role of Epistemic Communities and Expert Testimonies in ... academia.edu 1 fact
claimExperts are defined as individuals deeply immersed in specialist habits and practices, whose truth-tracing testimonies, publicity, and standards of inquiry bestow on them a tentative, context-dependent epistemic authority.