Epistemic authority [electronic resource] : a theory of trust, authority, and autonomy in belief /
by Zagzebski, Linda Trinkaus.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9780199980697 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Authority | Knowledge, Theory of | Self | TrustOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: In this book Zagzebski gives an extended argument that the self-reflective person is committed to belief on authority. Epistemic authority is compatible with autonomy, but epistemic self-reliance is incoherent. She argues that epistemic and emotional self-trust are rational and inescapable, that consistent self-trust commits us to trust in others, and that among those we are committed to trusting are some whom we ought to treat as epistemic authorities, modeled on the well-known principles of authority of Joseph Raz. These principles apply to authority in the moral and religious domains.
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In this book Zagzebski gives an extended argument that the self-reflective person is committed to belief on authority. Epistemic authority is compatible with autonomy, but epistemic self-reliance is incoherent. She argues that epistemic and emotional self-trust are rational and inescapable, that consistent self-trust commits us to trust in others, and that among those we are committed to trusting are some whom we ought to treat as epistemic authorities, modeled on the well-known principles of authority of Joseph Raz. These principles apply to authority in the moral and religious domains.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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