Can There Be an Epistemic Authority?

Jörn Wiengarn ()
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Jörn Wiengarn: TU Darmstadt

A chapter in The Science and Art of Simulation, 2024, pp 59-70 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract Linda Zazebskis’s famous account of epistemic authority has provoked a particular line of criticism that argues against the very possibility of an authority in the epistemic realm. In this paper, I would like to discuss the scope of the most common arguments in this debate and defend the conceptual possibility of epistemic authorities. To this end, I will argue for an account of epistemic authority that roughly follows Zagzebski’s but adds some further elements with reference to David Enoch’s theory of authority. As I will show, this account can be defended against the three most common arguments against the possibility of epistemic authorities.

Date: 2024
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-68058-8_4

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