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A History and Philosophy of Expertise - The Nature and Limits of Authority (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,214
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A History and Philosophy of Expertise - The Nature and Limits of Authority (Hardcover): Jamie Carlin Watson

A History and Philosophy of Expertise - The Nature and Limits of Authority (Hardcover)

Jamie Carlin Watson

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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.

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Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: December 2021
Authors: Jamie Carlin Watson
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 978-1-350-21648-8
Categories: Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General
Books > Humanities > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge
Books > Philosophy > Topics in philosophy > Epistemology, theory of knowledge
Books > Philosophy > Western philosophy > General
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LSN: 1-350-21648-8
Barcode: 9781350216488

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