What Is An Expert That A Person May Trust Her?
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I present a definition of expertise that involves both epistemic and political authority. I argue that these two forms of authority require different treatments and defend a political epistemology that articulates a division of cognitive labor between political and epistemic authority.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015