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SUMMARY:The materials for trust-building in expertise - Heather Douglas (U
 niversity of Waterloo)
DTSTART:20170504T143000Z
DTEND:20170504T160000Z
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CONTACT:Marta Halina
DESCRIPTION:The need for expertise is undisputed in today's complex societ
 y\, but what expertise is\, how to identify it\, and how to build trust in
  it is hotly contested. Some philosophers presume that experts should be t
 rusted and provide cursory means of assessment. Other philosophers argue t
 hat only experts can identify other experts\, and thus we can do nothing b
 ut trust experts and hope for the best. Still other philosophers rightly p
 oint out that experts have failed some groups of people (and been part of 
 past injustices)\, so trust is something that must be earned. This debate 
 takes place against a backdrop of an increasing rejection of expertise in 
 Western democracies\, and thus addressing these issues takes on some urgen
 cy. In this talk\, I will argue that expertise consists of a fluency of ju
 dgement in a complex terrain. While such fluency cannot be transferred to 
 non-experts quickly or easily (we cannot all become experts in everything)
 \, expertise can and should be assessed by non-experts. I will articulate 
 plausible bases for assessment experts by non-experts\, and argue that cru
 cial trust-building materials are to be found among them.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 2\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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