Logos and episteme
Marc Andree WEBER ABSTRACT: Standardly, epistemic peers regarding a given matter are said to be people of equal competence who share all relevant evidence. Alternatively, one can define epistemic peers regarding a given matter as people who are equally likely to be right about that matter. I argue that a definition in terms of likelihood captures the essence of epistemic …
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EPISTEMIC PEERHOOD, LIKELIHOOD, AND EQUAL WEIGHT (pages 307-344)
Marc Andree WEBER ABSTRACT: Standardly, epistemic peers regarding a given matter are said to be people of equal competence who share all relevant evidence. Alternatively, one can define epistemic peers regarding a given matter as people who are equally likely to be right about that matter. I argue that a definition in terms of likelihood captures the essence of epistemic …
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