scholarly journals David M. Estlund, Democratic Authority. A Philosophical Framework

2010 ◽  
Vol 42 (124) ◽  
pp. 118-125
Author(s):  
Iñigo González Ricoy
Keyword(s):  
Princeton University ◽  
Democratic Authority ◽  
Philosophical Framework

David M. Estlund, Democratic Authority. A Philosophical Framework, Princeton University Press, Nueva Jersey, 2008, xi + 309 pp.

ESTLUND, David. Democratic Authority. A Philosophical Framework. Princeton university press, New Jersey, 2008

Idéias ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camila Gonçalves de Mario
Keyword(s):  
New Jersey ◽  
Princeton University ◽  
Democratic Authority ◽  
Philosophical Framework

O livro de David Estlund é resultado de uma reunião de artigos escritos ao longo de vinte anos, trata-se de uma abordagem normativa, cujo objetivo é desenvolver uma teoria epistêmica da democracia, denominada epistemic proceduralism – procedimentalismo epistêmico.

scholarly journals Comparative standard in institutional epistemology

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 418-430
Author(s):  
Marko-Luka Zubcic
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Arrangements ◽  
Moral Conflict ◽  
Epistemic Value ◽  
Epistemic State ◽  
Epistemic States ◽  
The Social ◽  
Democratic Authority ◽  
Philosophical Framework ◽  
Lock In ◽  
Agent Development

Which epistemic value is the standard according to which we ought to compare, assess and design institutional arrangements in terms of their epistemic properties? Two main options are agent development (in terms of individual epistemic virtues or capabilities) and attainment of truth. The options are presented through two authoritative contemporary accounts-agent development by Robert Talisse?s understanding in Democracy and Moral Conflict (2009) and attainment of truth by David Estlund?s treatment, most prominently in Democratic Authority: A Philosophical Framework (2008). Both options are shown to be unsatisfactory because they are subject to problematic risk of suboptimal epistemic state lock-in. The ability of the social epistemic system to revise suboptimal epistemic states is argued to be the best option for a comparative standard in institutional epistemology.

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