Questioning Experts and Expertise

This book brings together philosophers, sociologist and policy experts to discuss the nature, scope and limitations of expert advice in policy decisions. The chapters collected here address some of the most fundamental questions in the debate on the role of experts.

Auteur

Maria Baghramian is Full Professor of American Philosophy at the School of Philosophy, University College Dublin. She was a Principal Investigator of the Irish Research Council project 'When Experts Disagree' (WEXD) and currently coordinates the Horizon 2020 EU project 'Policy, Expertise and Trust in Action' (PEriTiA). She is a member of the Royal Irish Academy.

Carlo Martini is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Philosophy at Vita- Salute San Raffaele University in Milan, Italy. He has published extensively on the epistemology of expertise. He is Local Principal Investigator for the Horizon 2020 project 'Policy, Expertise and Trust in Action' (PEriTiA) and the Italian Ministry of Research and Education project 'From Models to Decisions'.