The Epistemic Benefits of Disagreement

ISBN-13: 9783030345020 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 126 str.

Kirk Lougheed

Spis treści

Chapter 1: Introduction to the Epistemology of Disagreement.- Chapter 2: An Analysis of Ideal Cases of Disagreement.- Chapter 3: An Analysis of Epistemic Peerhood.- Chapter 4: The Benefits to Inquiry Argument.- Chapter 5: Objections to the Benefits to Inquiry Argument.- Chapter 6: Disagreement and Change of View.

Blurb

This book presents an original discussion and analysis of epistemic peer disagreement. It reviews a wide range of cases from the literature, and extends the definition of epistemic peerhood  with respect to the current one, to account for the actual variability found in real-world examples. The book offers a number of arguments supporting the variability in the nature and in the range of disagreements, and outlines the main benefits of disagreement among peers i.e. what the author calls the benefits to inquiry argument.