How Do We Know? The Social Dimension of Knowledge: Volume 89

ISBN-13: 9781009077194 / Angielski / Miękka / 2021 / 304 str.

Julian Baggini

Opis

Knowledge is often thought of as something that we each individually have, something inside our own minds. But our knowledge depends on other people's testimony and expertise. And what we know depends on what our society makes it possible for us to know, either formally or informally through social norms and practices that suppress some ideas and privilege others. The philosophical study of the social dimension of knowledge is called Social Epistemology. This volume gathers experts in the field from across the world to give their perspectives on it.

Spis treści

Notes on the Contributors; Preface 1. False confessions and subverted agency Jennifer Lackey; 2. Rape myths: What are they and what can we do about them? Katharine Jenkins; 3. 'To possess the power to speak' Linda Martín Alcoff; 4. The predicament of patients Ian James Kidd and Havi Carel; 5. How can you spot the experts? An essay in social epistemology Alvin I. Goldman; 6. Received wisdom: The use of authority in Medieval Islamic philosophy Peter Adamson; 7. Why do scientists lie? Liam Kofi Bright; 8. Should we worry about silicone chip technology de-skilling us? Elizabeth Fricker; 9. Passionate speech: On the uses and abuses of anger in public debate Alessandra Tanesini; 10. The promise and pitfalls of online 'conversations' Sanford C. Goldberg; 11. The vulnerable dynamics of discourse Paul Giladi and Danielle Petherbridge; 12. The seductions of Clarity C. Thi Nguyen; 13. How good are we at evaluating communicated information? Hugo Mercier; 14. What is a question Lani Watson; Index of names.