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OverviewIn this comprehensive tour of the long history and philosophy of expertise, from ancient Greece to the 20th century, Jamie Carlin Watson tackles the question of expertise and why we can be skeptical of what experts say, making a valuable contribution to contemporary philosophical debates on authority, testimony, disagreement and trust. His review sketches out the ancient origins of the concept, discussing its early association with cunning, skill and authority and covering the sort of training that ancient thinkers believed was required for expertise. Watson looks at the evolution of the expert in the middle ages into a type of “genius” or “innate talent” , moving to the role of psychological research in 16th-century Germany, the influence of Darwin, the impact of behaviorism and its interest to computer scientists, and its transformation into the largely cognitive concept psychologists study today. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dr Jamie Carlin Watson (Cleveland Clinic, USA)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic Weight: 0.581kg ISBN: 9781350216488ISBN 10: 1350216488 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 16 December 2021 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface: What Does an Expert Look Like? 1. Expertise and Its Discontents 2. English and Ancient Roots 3. Expertise from the Middle Ages to the 20th Century 4. A Brief History of Expertise Studies 5. Epistemic Placement and Expert Testimony 6. Expert Authority 7. The Easy Recognition Problem for Expertise Bibliography IndexReviewsMarked by excellent documentation, clear organization, an easy style, and technical precision, this book will appeal to all students and scholars of philosophy. * CHOICE * Watson provides a clear introductory discussion of the issues in the philosophy of expertise from the point of view of analytic epistemology, and shows ways in which epistemology can illuminate practical issues about experts, especially the problem of recognizing expertise. * Stephen Turner, Distinguished University Professor, University of South Florida, USA * Watson provides a clear introductory discussion of the issues in the philosophy of expertise from the point of view of analytic epistemology, and shows ways in which epistemology can illuminate practical issues about experts, especially the problem of recognizing expertise. * Stephen Turner, Distinguished University Professor, University of South Florida, USA * Author InformationJamie Carlin Watson is Assistant Professor of Medical Humanities and Bioethics at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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