Oxford University Press, 2019
What’s the Point of Knowledge?
This book is about the nature and value of knowledge. The central idea is that we can answer many interesting and difficult philosophical questions by reflecting on the role of epistemic evaluation in human life. I call this approach “function-first epistemology.” I use this method to illuminate the nature and value of knowledge, the foundations of epistemic normativity, the epistemology of testimony, and skepticism.
Analysis published a symposium on my book.
• Here is a summary of my book.
• Here are comments by C. Elgin, K. Lawlor, and D. Henderson.
• Here are my replies.
Inquiry published a symposium on my book.
• Here is a (different) summary of my book.
• Here are comments by G. Gardiner and J. DiPaolo.
• Here are my replies.
Oxford University Press, 2021
Political Epistemology
This book is organized around three broad themes:
Truth and knowledge in politics
Epistemic problems for democracy
Disagreement and polarization
The contributors provide new and rich insights on topics such as: propaganda and fake news, weaponized skepticism, belief polarization, political disagreement, the epistemic value of democracy, voter ignorance, and identity politics.
Contributors: Elizabeth Anderson, Kristoffer Ahlstrom-Vij, Jason Brennan, Quassim Cassam, Thomas Christiano, Elizabeth Edenberg, David Estlund, Alexander Guerrero, Michael Hannon, Jennifer Lackey, Michael P. Lynch, Fabienne Peter, Jeroen de Ridder, Regina Rini, Jennifer Steele, Robert B. Talisse, Briana Toole
Routledge, 2021
The Routledge Handbook of Political Epistemology
This book has 41 chapters that are divided into seven parts:
Politics and truth: historical and contemporary perspectives
Political disagreement and polarization
Fake news, propaganda, and misinformation
Ignorance and irrationality in politics
Epistemic virtues and vices in politics
Democracy and epistemology
Trust, expertise, and doubt.
Within these sections crucial issues and debates are examined, including: post-truth and relativism, echo chambers, political irrationality, virtues and vices in public debate, epistocracy, expertise and trust, as well as the views of Plato, Aristotle, Mòzǐ, Mill, Arendt, and Rawls.
Political Epistemology: An Introduction
Co-authored with Elise Woodard. Under contract with Routledge.
This book provids an accessible yet rigorous introduction to political epistemology. It investigates some of the central topics, questions, and problems in political epistemology, such as: the role of truth in politics, the epistemology of political disagreement, voter ignorance, political irrationality, distrust of experts, the epistemic value of democracy, and epistocracy.
This book is scheduled to be published in May 2025. Here is a preview.