{"product_id":"9781032556338","title":"Epistemology of Experts New Essays","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRoutledge Studies in Epistemology\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eEpistemology of Experts\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eNew Essays\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePeter Brössel | Anna-Maria Asunta Eder | Thomas Grundmann\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilosophy \/ Epistemology\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume presents new research on the epistemology of experts. It features original essays from leading epistemologists on this timely topic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eModern societies benefit significantly from a certain kind of epistemic division of labor: they outsource much of their epistemic work to well-trained cognitive experts. However, due to their degree of specialization, cognitive sophistication, and highly privileged status, cognitive experts tend to become alienated from laypeople. This leads to what one may call the paradox of experts: as experts become more competent, specialized, and sophisticated, the harder it will be for laypeople to identify and trust experts. The chapters in this volume explore the epistemology of expert judgment across several core themes and crucial questions:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalysis of Experts: What does it take to be a cognitive expert?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEpistemic Authority: How much should we concede experts over laypeople?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Social Roles of Experts: What role do experts play in society, and what role should they play?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges: What problems arise from experts’ epistemic authority and societal role?\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Epistemology of Experts \u003c\/i\u003eis an essential resource for scholars and advanced students working in epistemology, philosophy of science, political philosophy, and the sociology of knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Brössel \u003c\/strong\u003eis Jr. Professor of Philosophy at Ruhr University Bochum, where he also directs the Emmy Noether Research Group ‘From Perception to Belief and Back Again.’ His research interests include epistemology, philosophy of science, language, and mind, focusing on rational reasoning, confirmation theory, perception, language learning, and social aspects of reasoning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnna-Maria Asunta Eder \u003c\/strong\u003eis Research Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Cologne, specializing in epistemology, philosophy of logic, philosophy of science, and metaphilosophy. Her research addresses topics such as epistemic normativity and rationality, the social dimensions of rational reasoning, and conceptual engineering.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThomas Grundmann \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cologne. From 2016 until 2018, he was president of the \u003ci\u003eGerman Society for Analytic Philosophy\u003c\/i\u003e. He has published numerously on topics from general epistemology (skepticism, epistemic concepts, a priori knowledge), philosophical methodology, and applied social epistemology, for example, disagreement and epistemic authority.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 November 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTaylor \u0026amp; Francis\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRoutledge\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781032556338\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e340\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63761369235596,"sku":"9781032556338","price":58.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781032556338","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}