How Do We Know? The Social Dimension of Knowledge: Volume 89

This volume gathers experts in the field from across the world to give their perspectives on Social Epistomology.

Julian Baggini (Edited by)

9781009077194, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 July 2021

304 pages
22.8 x 15.1 x 1.3 cm, 0.43 kg

Knowledge is often thought of as something that we each individually have, something inside our own minds. But our knowledge depends on other people's testimony and expertise. And what we know depends on what our society makes it possible for us to know, either formally or informally through social norms and practices that suppress some ideas and privilege others. The philosophical study of the social dimension of knowledge is called Social Epistemology. This volume gathers experts in the field from across the world to give their perspectives on it.

Notes on the Contributors
Preface 1. False confessions and subverted agency Jennifer Lackey
2. Rape myths: What are they and what can we do about them? Katharine Jenkins
3. 'To possess the power to speak' Linda Martín Alcoff
4. The predicament of patients Ian James Kidd and Havi Carel
5. How can you spot the experts? An essay in social epistemology Alvin I. Goldman
6. Received wisdom: The use of authority in Medieval Islamic philosophy Peter Adamson
7. Why do scientists lie? Liam Kofi Bright
8. Should we worry about silicone chip technology de-skilling us? Elizabeth Fricker
9. Passionate speech: On the uses and abuses of anger in public debate Alessandra Tanesini
10. The promise and pitfalls of online 'conversations' Sanford C. Goldberg
11. The vulnerable dynamics of discourse Paul Giladi and Danielle Petherbridge
12. The seductions of Clarity C. Thi Nguyen
13. How good are we at evaluating communicated information? Hugo Mercier
14. What is a question Lani Watson
Index of names.

Subject Areas: Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge [HPK], Islamic & Arabic philosophy [HPDC], Philosophy [HP]