Jonathan Matheson
Why It's OK Not to Think for Yourself
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We tend to applaud those who think for themselves: the ever-curious student, for example, or the grownup who does her own research. Even as weà â â re applauding, however, we ourselves often donà â â t think for ourselves. This book argues thatà â â s completely OK.
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We tend to applaud those who think for themselves: the ever-curious student, for example, or the grownup who does her own research. Even as weà â â re applauding, however, we ourselves often donà â â t think for ourselves. This book argues thatà â â s completely OK.
Produktdetails
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- Why It's OK
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Seitenzahl: 240
- Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2023
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 201mm x 128mm x 15mm
- Gewicht: 276g
- ISBN-13: 9781032438252
- ISBN-10: 1032438258
- Artikelnr.: 69058175
- Why It's OK
- Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Seitenzahl: 240
- Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2023
- Englisch
- Abmessung: 201mm x 128mm x 15mm
- Gewicht: 276g
- ISBN-13: 9781032438252
- ISBN-10: 1032438258
- Artikelnr.: 69058175
Jonathan Matheson is Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Florida. His research interests are in epistemology, with a focus on issues concerning disagreement and epistemic autonomy. He has authored The Epistemic Significance of Disagreement (2015) and co-edited The Ethics of Belief: Individual and Social (2014) with Rico Vitz and Epistemic Autonomy (2021) with Kirk Lougheed.
Chapter 1 Introduction
Keeping your House in Order
What is Thinking for Yourself?
Clarifying the Central Conclusion
Looking Ahead
Chapter 2 Believing (Just) Because Others Believe: Epistemic Surrogates
From Individual to Social Epistemology
Believing the Experts & Epistemic Surrogacy
The Wisdom of Crowds
The Upshot
Chapter 3 The Argument from Expertise
Motivating the Argument
Applying the Argument
An Initial Worry: Identifying the Experts
The Upshot
Chapter 4 The Argument from Evidential Swamping
Motivating the Argument
Applying the Argument
The Upshot
Chapter 5 The Autonomy Objection
Motivating the Objection
The Myth of Intellectual Individualism
Autonomy as Intellectual Freedom
Autonomy as Intellectual Virtue
Wrap-Up
Chapter 6 The Free-Rider Objection
Motivating the Objection
The Cognitive Division of Labor
Epistemic Trespassing
The Wisdom of Crowds Again
Wrap-Up
Chapter 7 The Socratic Objection
Motivating the Objection
Normative Questions
No Relevant Experts
The Importance of Getting it Right
Moral Virtue
In Favor of Socratic Deference
Wrap-Up
Chapter 8 The Vulnerability Objection
Motivating the Objection
The Inevitability of Vulnerability
Vulnerability and Checks & Balances
The Importance of Institutions
Wrap-Up
Chapter 9 The Understanding Objection
Motivating the Objection
Understanding Without Thinking for Yourself
Setting the Scope
Epistemic Satisficing
Wrap-Up
Chapter 10 The Intellectual Virtue Objection
Motivating the Objection
Cultivating Intellectual Character Through Deference
Cartesian Epistemology & Social Epistemology
Social Intellectual Virtues
Wrap-Up
Keeping your House in Order
What is Thinking for Yourself?
Clarifying the Central Conclusion
Looking Ahead
Chapter 2 Believing (Just) Because Others Believe: Epistemic Surrogates
From Individual to Social Epistemology
Believing the Experts & Epistemic Surrogacy
The Wisdom of Crowds
The Upshot
Chapter 3 The Argument from Expertise
Motivating the Argument
Applying the Argument
An Initial Worry: Identifying the Experts
The Upshot
Chapter 4 The Argument from Evidential Swamping
Motivating the Argument
Applying the Argument
The Upshot
Chapter 5 The Autonomy Objection
Motivating the Objection
The Myth of Intellectual Individualism
Autonomy as Intellectual Freedom
Autonomy as Intellectual Virtue
Wrap-Up
Chapter 6 The Free-Rider Objection
Motivating the Objection
The Cognitive Division of Labor
Epistemic Trespassing
The Wisdom of Crowds Again
Wrap-Up
Chapter 7 The Socratic Objection
Motivating the Objection
Normative Questions
No Relevant Experts
The Importance of Getting it Right
Moral Virtue
In Favor of Socratic Deference
Wrap-Up
Chapter 8 The Vulnerability Objection
Motivating the Objection
The Inevitability of Vulnerability
Vulnerability and Checks & Balances
The Importance of Institutions
Wrap-Up
Chapter 9 The Understanding Objection
Motivating the Objection
Understanding Without Thinking for Yourself
Setting the Scope
Epistemic Satisficing
Wrap-Up
Chapter 10 The Intellectual Virtue Objection
Motivating the Objection
Cultivating Intellectual Character Through Deference
Cartesian Epistemology & Social Epistemology
Social Intellectual Virtues
Wrap-Up
Chapter 1 Introduction
Keeping your House in Order
What is Thinking for Yourself?
Clarifying the Central Conclusion
Looking Ahead
Chapter 2 Believing (Just) Because Others Believe: Epistemic Surrogates
From Individual to Social Epistemology
Believing the Experts & Epistemic Surrogacy
The Wisdom of Crowds
The Upshot
Chapter 3 The Argument from Expertise
Motivating the Argument
Applying the Argument
An Initial Worry: Identifying the Experts
The Upshot
Chapter 4 The Argument from Evidential Swamping
Motivating the Argument
Applying the Argument
The Upshot
Chapter 5 The Autonomy Objection
Motivating the Objection
The Myth of Intellectual Individualism
Autonomy as Intellectual Freedom
Autonomy as Intellectual Virtue
Wrap-Up
Chapter 6 The Free-Rider Objection
Motivating the Objection
The Cognitive Division of Labor
Epistemic Trespassing
The Wisdom of Crowds Again
Wrap-Up
Chapter 7 The Socratic Objection
Motivating the Objection
Normative Questions
No Relevant Experts
The Importance of Getting it Right
Moral Virtue
In Favor of Socratic Deference
Wrap-Up
Chapter 8 The Vulnerability Objection
Motivating the Objection
The Inevitability of Vulnerability
Vulnerability and Checks & Balances
The Importance of Institutions
Wrap-Up
Chapter 9 The Understanding Objection
Motivating the Objection
Understanding Without Thinking for Yourself
Setting the Scope
Epistemic Satisficing
Wrap-Up
Chapter 10 The Intellectual Virtue Objection
Motivating the Objection
Cultivating Intellectual Character Through Deference
Cartesian Epistemology & Social Epistemology
Social Intellectual Virtues
Wrap-Up
Keeping your House in Order
What is Thinking for Yourself?
Clarifying the Central Conclusion
Looking Ahead
Chapter 2 Believing (Just) Because Others Believe: Epistemic Surrogates
From Individual to Social Epistemology
Believing the Experts & Epistemic Surrogacy
The Wisdom of Crowds
The Upshot
Chapter 3 The Argument from Expertise
Motivating the Argument
Applying the Argument
An Initial Worry: Identifying the Experts
The Upshot
Chapter 4 The Argument from Evidential Swamping
Motivating the Argument
Applying the Argument
The Upshot
Chapter 5 The Autonomy Objection
Motivating the Objection
The Myth of Intellectual Individualism
Autonomy as Intellectual Freedom
Autonomy as Intellectual Virtue
Wrap-Up
Chapter 6 The Free-Rider Objection
Motivating the Objection
The Cognitive Division of Labor
Epistemic Trespassing
The Wisdom of Crowds Again
Wrap-Up
Chapter 7 The Socratic Objection
Motivating the Objection
Normative Questions
No Relevant Experts
The Importance of Getting it Right
Moral Virtue
In Favor of Socratic Deference
Wrap-Up
Chapter 8 The Vulnerability Objection
Motivating the Objection
The Inevitability of Vulnerability
Vulnerability and Checks & Balances
The Importance of Institutions
Wrap-Up
Chapter 9 The Understanding Objection
Motivating the Objection
Understanding Without Thinking for Yourself
Setting the Scope
Epistemic Satisficing
Wrap-Up
Chapter 10 The Intellectual Virtue Objection
Motivating the Objection
Cultivating Intellectual Character Through Deference
Cartesian Epistemology & Social Epistemology
Social Intellectual Virtues
Wrap-Up