“Challenging Expertise: When Specialization Meets Democracy” by Dr. Jamie Watson

Expertise is a problem for democracy. Democratic processes give every view equal weight, but experts tell us that their views are better than others. Democratic processes presume individuals are the best judge of their own interests, but experts tell us that we often act against our own interests. Can we resolve this tension and save both democracy and expertise? I will explain three ways that philosophers and political theorists suggest we should understand the relationship between expert and non-expert citizens. Then I will describe some features of expertise that may point to a new solution to problem of expertise for democracy.

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Thursday, October 22, 2020 | 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm

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Communication Studies and Philosophy

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Students,Alumni,Faculty,Staff,General Public

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