Intellectual Trust in Oneself and Others

by Richard Foley

Book Overview

To what degree should we rely on our own resources and methods to form opinions about important matters? To what degree should we depend on various authorities, such as a recognized expert or a social tradition? In this provocative account of intellectual trust and authority, Richard Foley argues that it can be reasonable to have intellectual trust in oneself even though it is not possible to provide a defence of the reliability of one's faculties,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052103910X
• ISBN13: 9780521039109
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"