Epistemic environmentalism
Publication Type
Journal Article
Publication Date
1-2018
Abstract
I motivate and develop a normative framework for undertaking work in applied epistemology. I set out the framework, which I call epistemic environmentalism, explaining the role of social epistemology and epistemic value theory in the framework. Next, I explain the environmentalist terminology that is employed and its usefulness. In the second part of the paper, I make the case for a specific epistemic environmentalist proposal. I argue that dishonest testimony by experts and certain institutional testifiers should be liable to the sanction of inclusion on a register of epistemic polluters. In doing so, I explain the special role that experts and the relevant institutional testifiers play in the epistemic environment and how the proposal is justified on the basis of that special role.
Keywords
Applied epistemology, Expertise, Social epistemology, Testimony
Discipline
Political Science
Research Areas
Political Science
Publication
Journal of Philosophical Research
Volume
43
First Page
97
Last Page
112
ISSN
1053-8364
Identifier
10.5840/jpr201872121
Publisher
Philosophy Documentation Center
Citation
RYAN, Shane.(2018). Epistemic environmentalism. Journal of Philosophical Research, 43, 97-112.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3699
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.5840/jpr201872121