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A History and Philosophy of Expertise
The Nature and Limits of Authority
A History and Philosophy of Expertise
The Nature and Limits of Authority
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In this comprehensive tour of the long history and philosophy of expertise, from ancient Greece to the 20th century, Jamie Carlin Watson tackles the question of expertise and why we can be skeptical of what experts say, making a valuable contribution to contemporary philosophical debates on authority, testimony, disagreement and trust.
His review sketches out the ancient origins of the concept, discussing its early association with cunning, skill and authority and covering the sort of training that ancient thinkers believed was required for expertise. Watson looks at the evolution of the expert in the middle ages into a type of “genius” or “innate talent” , moving to the role of psychological research in 16th-century Germany, the influence of Darwin, the impact of behaviorism and its interest to computer scientists, and its transformation into the largely cognitive concept psychologists study today.
Table of Contents
1. Expertise and Its Discontents
2. English and Ancient Roots
3. Expertise from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century
4. A Brief History of Expertise Studies
5. Epistemic Placement and Expert Testimony
6. Expert Authority
7. The Easy Recognition Problem for Expertise
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Dec 16 2021 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 288 |
| ISBN | 9781350216488 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 15 bw illus |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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