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Intellectual Trust in Oneself and Others
To what degree should we rely on our own resources and methods toform opinions about important matters? Conversely, to what degreeshould we depend on various authorities, such as a recognized expert or a social tradition?In this novel and provocative account of intellectual trust and author-ity, Richard Foley argues that it can be reasonable to have intellectualtrust in oneself even though it is not possible to provide a defense of thereliability of one’s faculties, methods, and opinions that does not beg thequestion. Moreover, he shows how this account of intellectual self-trustcan be used to understand the degree to which it is reasonable to relyon alternative authorities, as well as the degree to which it is reasonablefor one’s current opinions to be at odds with one’s past or future opin-ions.This book will be of interest to advanced students and professionalsworking in the fields of philosophy and the social sciences as well asanyone looking for a unified account of the issues at the center of intellectual trust.Richard Foley is Professor of Philosophy and Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at New York University. He is the author of
The Theory of Epistemic Rationality
(1987) and
Working without a Net
(1993).
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