Should one trust experts?
| Autor: | Duijf, Hein, LS Formeel redeneren, OFR - non-affiliated publications |
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| Přispěvatelé: | LS Formeel redeneren, OFR - non-affiliated publications, Reasoning and Argumentation, CLUE+ |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Social epistemology
media_common.quotation_subject competence Metaphysics Pessimism Trust 0603 philosophy ethics and religion Philosophy of language 03 medical and health sciences SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals 0302 clinical medicine Competence 030225 pediatrics Competence (human resources) interest alignment Original Research media_common Philosophy of science experts General Social Sciences trust 06 humanities and the arts Epistemology Philosophy Layperson social epistemology 060302 philosophy Degree of interest Interest alignment Psychology Experts |
| Zdroj: | Synthese, 199, 9289. Springer Netherlands Synthese, 199(3-4), 9289-9312. Springer Netherlands Duijf, H 2021, ' Should one trust experts? ', Synthese, vol. 199, no. 3-4, pp. 9289-9312 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11229-021-03203-7 Synthese |
| ISSN: | 1573-0964 0039-7857 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s11229-021-03203-7 |
| Popis: | Should one trust experts? My answer to this question is a qualified ‘no’ (and a qualified ‘yes’). In this paper I explore the conditions under which it is rational to trust and defer to experts, and those under which it may be rational to refrain from doing so. I draw on two important factors for an actor’s trust in a partner: trust depends on the partner’s competence and on the partner’s interests (and benevolence). I propose that the conditions under which it is rational to trust and defer to experts depend on the competences of the layperson and the expert, and the degree of interest alignment. I present a model that demonstrates that it can be practically infeasible and even logically impossible to determine the expert’s level of competence and the degree of interest alignment. Although it may sound pessimistic that one can rationally refrain from trusting experts, I will also explore some more optimistic conclusions. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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