UID:
almahu_9949203540302882
Format:
1 online resource (xxiv, 248 pages) : :
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illustrations (black and white)
ISBN:
9781350083837
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1350083836
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9781350083875
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1350083879
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1350083860
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9781350083868
Content:
"What does it mean to be an expert? What sort of authority do experts really have? And what role should they play in today's society? Addressing why ever larger segments of society are skeptical of what experts say, Expertise: A Philosophical Introduction reviews contemporary philosophical debates and introduces what an account of expertise needs to accomplish in order to be believed. Drawing on research from philosophers and sociologists, chapters explore widely held accounts of expertise and uncover their limitations, outlining a set of conceptual criteria a successful account of expertise should meet. By providing suggestions for how a philosophy of expertise can inform practical disciplines such as politics, religion, and applied ethics, this timely introduction to a topic of pressing importance reveals what philosophical thinking about expertise can contribute to growing concerns about experts in the 21st century"--
Note:
1. Introduction -- 2. What Experts Do -- 3. Building a Philosophy of Expertise -- 4. Truth-tracking Accounts -- 5. Performance-tracking Accounts -- 6. The Epistemic Facility Account -- 7. Expertise and Disagreement -- 8. The Limits of Expertise -- Bibliography -- Index.
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Also published in print.
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Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Watson, Jamie Carlin. Expertise London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2020. ISBN 9781350083844
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
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Electronic books
DOI:
10.5040/9781350083875
URL:
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