Expertise: A Philosophical Introduction

by Jamie Carlin Watson

Book Overview

What does it mean to be an expert? What sort of authority do experts really have? And what role should they play in today's society?

Addressing why ever larger segments of society are skeptical of what experts say, Expertise: A Philosophical Introduction reviews contemporary philosophical debates and introduces what an account of expertise needs to accomplish in order to be believed. Drawing on research from philosophers and sociologists,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350083844
• ISBN13: 9781350083844
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"