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Epistemic Authority - A Theory of Trust, Authority, and Autonomy in Belief (Paperback)
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Epistemic Authority - A Theory of Trust, Authority, and Autonomy in Belief (Paperback)
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In this book Linda Trinkaus 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. Some of these authorities can be in the
moral and religious domains. Why have people for thousands of years
accepted epistemic authority in religious communities? A religious
community's justification for authority is typically based on
beliefs unique to that community. Unfortunately, that often means
that from the community's perspective, its justifying claims are
insulated from the outside; whereas from an outside perspective,
epistemic authority in the community appears unjustified. But as
Zagzebski's argument shows, an individual's acceptance of authority
in her community can be justified by principles that outsiders
accept, and the particular beliefs justified by that authority are
not immune to external critiques.
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