Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
Keywords
epistemic authority, social epistemology, testimony, religious epistemology
Abstract
Linda T. Zagzebski's "Epistemic Authority" (Oxford University Press, 2012) brings together issues in social epistemology with topics in moral and political philosophy as well as philosophy of religion. In this paper I criticize her discussion of self-trust and rationality, which sets up the main argument of the book; I consider how her view of authority relates to some issues of epistemic authority in testimony; and I raise some concerns about her treatment of religious epistemology and religious authority in particular.
Recommended Citation
Matthew A. Benton, "Believing on Authority," European Journal for Philosophy of Religion 6 (2014): 133-144.
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Epistemology Commons, Philosophy of Language Commons, Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion Commons