This article examines the central epistemological issues tied to the recognition of disagreement.
Let us get our feet wet with epistemology:
1. You believe that Babe Ruth was the greatest baseball player ever. Then you find out that a sportswriter who has written several books on the history of baseball disagrees, saying that so-and-so was the greatest ever. In this case, you realize that you’re disagreeing with an epistemic superioron the matter, since you know that you’re just an amateur when it comes to baseball
2. You disagree with your sister regarding the name of the town your family visited on vacation when you were children. You know from long experience that your memory is about as reliable as hers on matters like this one; this is a disagreement with a recognized epistemic peer.
3.A child say to you s/he knows where hell is, deep down below at the bottom of the garden.
as the adult you are epistemically superior and you advise him/her this is not the case.
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1. You believe that Babe Ruth was the greatest baseball player ever. Then you find out that a sportswriter who has written several books on the history of baseball disagrees, saying that so-and-so was the greatest ever. In this case, you realize that you’re disagreeing with an epistemic superioron the matter, since you know that you’re just an amateur when it comes to baseball
2. You disagree with your sister regarding the name of the town your family visited on vacation when you were children. You know from long experience that your memory is about as reliable as hers on matters like this one; this is a disagreement with a recognized epistemic peer.
3.A child say to you s/he knows where hell is, deep down below at the bottom of the garden.
as the adult you are epistemically superior and you advise him/her this is not the case.
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