Epistemic authority : a theory of trust, authority, and autonomy in belief /

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 con...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Weitere Titel:

Theory of trust, authority, and autonomy in belief

1. Verfasser:

Zagzebski, Linda Trinkaus

Format:

Elektronisch E-Book

Sprache:

Englisch

Veröffentlicht:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Zusammenfassung:

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.

Umfang:

1 online resource (xiii, 279 pages)

Anmerkungen:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Anmerkungen:

English

Bibliografie:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Schlagworte:

Authority.

Knowledge, Theory of.

Self.

Trust.

Belief and doubt.

Bezugswerke:

Print version: 9780199936472

Parallelausgabe: 9780199980697