Title | Epistemic Paternalism, Averroes, and Religious Knowledge |
Type | Article |
Language | English |
Date | 2022 |
Journal | Philosophy East and West |
Volume | 72 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 960-972 |
Categories | Epistemology, Theology |
Author(s) | Kirk Lougheed , Joshua Lee Harris |
Publisher(s) | |
Translator(s) |
The distinction between knowledge by demonstration and knowledge by imagination in Averroes offers a helpful explanation as to why epistemic paternalism is permitted in at least some religious cases. In certain religious settings the stakes may be so high that partial knowledge by imagination is indeed better than confusion resulting from a demonstration. While it is true this defense is not purely epistemic, many are in good company as it turns out that almost no cases of epistemic paternalism are purely epistemic. Finally, an upshot of their view is that it nicely explains why their defense of epistemic paternalism might apply to other domains of great importance but not to trivial matters. Much more remains to be said about the permissibility of epistemic paternalism more generally, and about its permissibility in religious cases in particular. |
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Title | Epistemic Paternalism, Averroes, and Religious Knowledge |
Type | Article |
Language | English |
Date | 2022 |
Journal | Philosophy East and West |
Volume | 72 |
Issue | 4 |
Pages | 960-972 |
Categories | Epistemology, Theology |
Author(s) | Kirk Lougheed , Joshua Lee Harris |
Publisher(s) | |
Translator(s) |
The distinction between knowledge by demonstration and knowledge by imagination in Averroes offers a helpful explanation as to why epistemic paternalism is permitted in at least some religious cases. In certain religious settings the stakes may be so high that partial knowledge by imagination is indeed better than confusion resulting from a demonstration. While it is true this defense is not purely epistemic, many are in good company as it turns out that almost no cases of epistemic paternalism are purely epistemic. Finally, an upshot of their view is that it nicely explains why their defense of epistemic paternalism might apply to other domains of great importance but not to trivial matters. Much more remains to be said about the permissibility of epistemic paternalism more generally, and about its permissibility in religious cases in particular. |
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