Epistemic Paternalism [electronic resource] : A Defence /
Ahlstrom-Vij, Kristoffer.author.
Any attempt to help us reason in more accurate ways faces a problem: While we acknowledge that others stand to benefit from intellectual advice, each and every one of us tends to consider ourselves an exception, on account of overconfidence. The solution? Accept a form of epistemic paternalism.
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""Cover""; ""Half-Title ""; ""Title ""; ""Copyright ""; ""Dedication ""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Introduction                   ""; ""1 Why We Cannot Rely on Ourselves for Epistemic Improvement                                                                  ""; ""1.1 The pitfalls of heuristical reasoning                                                ""; ""1.2 Why not to equate heuristics with biases                                                   ""; ""1.3 Why worry, then?                           ""
""1.4 On the limits of self-correction                                           """"1.4.1 The problem of motivation                                      ""; ""1.4.2 The problem of proper correction                                             ""; ""1.5 On the limits of self-binding                                        ""; ""1.5.1 Self-binding in the epistemic domain: prediction models                                                                    ""; ""1.5.2 Another problem of motivation                                          ""
""1.6 Bias prevention through external constraints                                                       """"1.6.1 External constraints on information access                                                       ""; ""1.6.2 External constraints on information collection                                                           ""; ""1.6.3 External constraints on information evaluation                                                           ""; ""1.6.4 The problem of doxastic disconnect introduced                                                          ""
""1.7 Conclusion                     """"2 Epistemic Paternalism Defined                                      ""; ""2.1 The interference condition                                     ""; ""2.1.1 Interfering with inquiry                                     ""; ""2.1.2 Interfering by way of external constraints                                                       ""; ""2.2 The non-consultation condition                                         ""; ""2.2.1 Objections and approvals, modal and otherwise                                                          ""
""2.2.2 Consultation and external constraints                                                  """"2.3 The improvement condition                                    ""; ""2.3.1 Epistemic improvements                                   ""; ""2.3.2 A need for endorsement?                                    ""; ""2.3.3 Reasons for interference: Incidental versus instrumental goods                                                                           ""; ""2.4 Conclusion                     ""
""3 On the Viability of Epistemic Paternalism: Personal Autonomy                                                                     ""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Any attempt to help us reason in more accurate ways faces a problem: While we acknowledge that others stand to benefit from intellectual advice, each and every one of us tends to consider ourselves an exception, on account of overconfidence. The solution? Accept a form of epistemic paternalism.
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Social sciences-Philosophy.
Consciousness.
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Personality and Social Psychology.
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