From the use of expert testimony in the courtroom to the advice we rely on to solve key economic, political, and social problems, expertise is an essential part of our decision-making process. However, the extent to which experts can be trusted is a subject of persistent and contentious debate.
The Philosophy of Expertise is the first collection to explore the fundamental philosophical issues surrounding these authorities and their expert knowledge. Part 1 considers the problems surrounding the issue of trust and deference; part 2 launches a phenomenological clarification...
From the use of expert testimony in the courtroom to the advice we rely on to solve key economic, political, and social problems, expertise is an e...
..". an original, quirky, and illuminating collection of material concerning the relatively new and exciting field of technoscience studies.... T]he editors' choice of multiple approaches to the work of four major figures is wholly suited to clarifying their unorthodox and consequently somewhat elusive philosophical positions." --Robert Scharff
Although often absent from the considerations of philosophers, sociologists, and anthropologists, the material dimension plays an important and even essential role in the practices of the sciences. Chasing Technoscience: Matrix for...
..". an original, quirky, and illuminating collection of material concerning the relatively new and exciting field of technoscience studies.... T]...
Philosophy of Technology is a collection of short interviews based on 5 questions presented to some of the most influential and prominent scholars in this field. We hear their views on technology, its aim, scope, use, the future, and how their work fits in these respects.
Philosophy of Technology is a collection of short interviews based on 5 questions presented to some of the most influential and prominent scholars in ...
The volume advances research in the philosophy of technology by introducing contributors who have an acute sense of how to get beyond or reframe the epistemic, ontological and normative limitations that currently limit the fields of philosophy of technology and science and technology studies.
The volume advances research in the philosophy of technology by introducing contributors who have an acute sense of how to get beyond or reframe the e...
The volume advances research in the philosophy of technology by introducing contributors who have an acute sense of how to get beyond or reframe the epistemic, ontological and normative limitations that currently limit the fields of philosophy of technology and science and technology studies.
The volume advances research in the philosophy of technology by introducing contributors who have an acute sense of how to get beyond or reframe the e...
The first volume of its kind to analyze the impact that theories and practices of imaging have had on a variety of fields. It draws on an impressive range of philosophical approaches, from analytic, to pragmatic, to phenomenological - concluding that imaging is developing a social and cultural impact comparable to language.
The first volume of its kind to analyze the impact that theories and practices of imaging have had on a variety of fields. It draws on an impressive r...
Sustainability Ethics: 5 Questions is a collection of short interviews based on 5 questions presented to some of the most influential and prominent scholars in the field. We hear their views on sustainability ethics, the aim, the scope, the future direction of research and how their work fits in these respects. Interviews with Brad Allenby, Richard Bawden, Donald A. Brown, Baird Callicott, Randall Curren, Aidan Davison, Michael E.Gorman, Benjamin Hale, Dale Jamieson, Judith A. Layzer, Steven A. Moore, John Nolt, Bryan Norton, David W. Orr, Donald Scherer, Chris Schlottmann, William Shutkin,...
Sustainability Ethics: 5 Questions is a collection of short interviews based on 5 questions presented to some of the most influential and prominent sc...
Problems related to expertise are amongst the most pressing issues of our time. Although philosophical reflection has much to contribute to the identification and resolution of these problems, the topic of expertise has not received the professional attention that it deserves. Expertise: Philosophical Reflections corrects this imbalance by critically addressing fundamental conceptual and normative issues related to three topics: 1) the phenomenology of expertise, 2) interactional expertise, 3) the ethics and politics of expertise. In so doing, it covers a range of technological issues related...
Problems related to expertise are amongst the most pressing issues of our time. Although philosophical reflection has much to contribute to the identi...
