This book gives an extended argument for epistemic authority from the implications of reflective selfconsciousness. Expert testimony, law and epistemic authority ward 2017. First, they view epistemology as a normative discipline. Epistemic authority, preemptive reasons, and understanding. The ultimate aim is to vindicate epistemic authority as a. Mar 29, 2016 it critically examines linda zagzebski s defence of a stronger conception of epistemic authority and questions whether epistemic authority is as closely analogous to practical authority as she maintains. Linda zagzebski s epistemic authority oxford university press, 2012 brings together issues in social epistemology with topics in moral and political philosophy as well as philosophy of religion. Nov 08, 2017 her other books include epistemic authority. A theory of trust, authority, and autonomy in belief pdf by linda trinkaus zagzebski download flawed pdf by kate avelynn download gardening in.
From epistemic conscientiousness to epistemic selftrust. Second, they view intellectual agents and communities as the primary focus of epistemic evaluation, with a. A theory of trust, authority, and autonomy in belief by linda trinkaus zagzebski guy longworth university of warwick 1. She argues that epistemic and emotional selftrust are rational and inescapable, that consistent selftrust 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. Jul 08, 2008 in on epistemology linda zagzebski situates epistemological questions within the broader framework of what we care about and why we care about it. Linda trinkaus zagzebski born 1946 is an american philosopher.
Virtue epistemology stanford encyclopedia of philosophy. She argues that epistemic and emotional selftrust are rational and. In section 2 i will describe zagzebskis use of one of these notions, the nonlockean one, to ground the reasonableness of religious. At least two central tendencies are discernible among the approaches. One the focus of this paper is an account of the epistemically appropriate response to discovering that an epistemic authority holds certain beliefs. In section 1 i will describe two kinds or notions of authority or at least two usages of the word authority. Introduction according to a standard interpretation of philosophical history, immanuel kant revolutionized ethics by making the ultimate moral authority ones own rational will. In exemplarist moral theory, exemplars are identified through the emotion of admiration, which zagzebski argues is both a motivating emotion and an emotion whose cognitive content permits the. Contemporary virtue epistemology hereafter ve is a diverse collection of approaches to epistemology. The book argues that epistemic and emotional selftrust are rational and inescapable, that consistent selftrust commits us to trust in others, and that among those we are committed to. Epistemic and deontic authority in the argumentum ad. It says that, when an agent learns that an epistemic authority believes that p, the rational response for her is to adopt that belief and to replace all of her previous reasons relevant to whether p by the reason that the authority believes that p. Jul 19, 2017 fortunately, zagzebskis larger project in epistemic authority does not preclude her adopting a properbasing account of belief on authority. She is a george lynn cross research professor, and kingfisher college chair of the philosophy of religion and ethics at the university of oklahoma.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Because we are selfconscious, we reflect upon our own conscious states, not because we are especially interested in ourselves, but because we think. A very good and clearly written for zagzebski responsibilist position. Zagzebski elucidates a kind of deference that courts generally, and rightly, try to avoid. Linda trinkaus zagzebski is george lynn cross research professor, and kingfisher college chair of the philosophy of religion and ethics at the university of oklahoma.
August 01, 20 linda trinkaus zagzebski, epistemic authority. Pdf one of the key tenets of linda zagzebskis book epistemic authority. The ultimate aim is to vindicate epistemic authority as a crucial and unavoidable aspect of our intellectual liveswhere this includes the moral and religious dimensions of our lives, as well as our more narrowly theoretical concerns. Jul 31, 20 professor linda zagzebskis wonderful book, epistemic authority, revolves around the thesis that the legitimacy of epistemic authority can be shown to result, in the following way, from a sober understanding of what it means to be an individual.
Other such philosophers try to explain knowledge by identifying it as a genus of many familiar species. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. In this book linda zagzebski presents an original moral theory based on direct reference to exemplars of goodness, modeled on the putnamkripke theory which revolutionized semantics in the seventies. The current debate centres on linda zagzebskis virtues of the mind, a book that claims to have resolved the epistemic problems posed by edmund gettier in 196310. Zagzebski argues that the fact that an authority holds a belief, which we may call an authoritative reason, often gives a person a good reason to.
Pdf on nov 7, 2012, linda trinkaus zagzebski and others published the rejection of epistemic authority find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. One of the key tenets of linda zagzebskis book epistemic authority is the preemption thesis. A theory of trust, autonomy, and authority in belief, by linda trinkaus zagzebski. A theory of trust, authority, and autonomy in belief by linda trinkaus zagzebskibook. Linda zagzebskis highly ambitious book on epistemic authority manages to be both. According to gettier, the traditional definition of knowledge as justified true belief is insufficient11. According to a recent account of epistemic authority proposed by linda zagzebski 2012, it is rational for laypersons to believe on authority when they. According to a recent account of epistemic authority proposed by linda zagzebski 2012, it is rational for laypersons to believe on authority when they conscientiously judge that the authority is more likely to form true beliefs and avoid false ones than they are in some domain.
Some such philosophers try to explain knowledge in terms of virtues. In addition, she discusses for the first time her view of testimonial knowledge which she develeops further in her newest book epistemic authority. Epistemic authority hardcover linda trinkaus zagzebski. But if the lessons from linda zagzebskis groundbreaking work are accepted, 1 self reliance turns out to be a confused and probably incoherent ideal. Pdf the paper discusses linda zagzebski s account of epistemic authority.
It would take another paper to show how, but i believe that such an account would mesh better with the rest of her project than the totalpreemption or even the contrapreemption view. A theory of trust, authority, and autonomy in belief oxford university press, 2012, the dilemma of freedom and foreknowledge, oxford university press, 1991, virtues of the mind cambridge university press, 1996, divine motivation theory cambridge university press, 2004, philosophy of religion. Jan 01, 2015 linda zagzebskis highly ambitious book on epistemic authority manages to be both. Questions of value shape all of the above questions and explain some significant philosophical trends. Download made according to pattern pdf by charles w. The epistemology of motivation download ebook pdf, epub. Your account could not be created, please check and try again. Zagzebski on epistemic authority zagzebski s project has two main components. Epistemic authority is compatible with autonomy, but epistemic selfreliance is incoherent.
A theory of trust, authority, and autonomy in belief book by linda trinkaus zagzebski. Pdf zagzebski on authority and preemption in the domain. She writes in the areas of epistemology, philosophy of religion, and virtue theory. Pdf the paper discusses linda zagzebskis account of epistemic authority. For this purpose, we formulate a new argumentation scheme for argument from deontic authority along with a matching set of critical questions used to evaluate it. A defense of a divine attribute aquinas lecture, by linda zagzebski pdf.
Pdf the rejection of epistemic authority researchgate. On epistemology wadsworth philosophical topics linda. In her most recent book, epistemic authority, linda zagzebski provides a way of thinking about rationality, trust, and authority that many communitiesboth religious and nonreligious, but especially catholicswill find fits naturally with their considered commitments. In pursuit of that mission, we support research across the disciplines, primarily through our leadership team, our fellows and other affiliates, and our academic conferences. All content in this area was uploaded by linda zagzebski on sep 06, 2016. Linda zagzebski presenting the background, development, and current state of affairs in epistemology, this titlea volume in the wadsworth philosophy topics seriesprovides a concise introduction to this pertinent topic of contemporary philosophical interest. The motive for truth in our epistemic lives i assume that a selfconscious being is both conscious of the world and conscious of itself being conscious of the world. Such disappointments seem to bolster the case for withholding trust in external authority and falling back on ones own resources. Click download or read online button to get the epistemology of motivation book now. In this book linda trinkaus zagzebski gives an extended argument that the selfreflective person is committed to belief on authority. It aims to defend the existence of epistemic authority on grounds that almost all modern philosophers would accept. I take that to be the heart of the idea of autonomy. Building on joseph razs account of political authority, zagzebski argues. Nonetheless, i will argue in section iv below that if sosa takes the second option, he can maintain a modi.
A theory of trust, authority, and autonomy in belief, oxford university press, 2012, 279pp. Review of linda zagzebskis epistemic authority oup, 2012. It is not the case that all epistemic goods other than truth derive from the value of truth. Epistemology is the study of the nature of knowledge, justification, and the rationality of belief. A theory of trust, authority, and autonomy in belief. A theory of trust, authority, and autonomy in belief 2012. Philosophical issues, 23, epistemic agency, 20 intellectual autonomy linda zagzebski university of oklahoma 1. We argue that clarifying the ambiguity between arguments from epistemic and deontic authority helps building a better explanation of the informal fallacy of appeal to authority.
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