Citizenry incompetence and the epistemic structure of society

Authors

  • Leandro De Brasi Alberto Hurtado University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4013/fsu.2018.193.03

Abstract

The epistemic structure of society, with its division of epistemic and cognitive labour, can help us deal with the citizenry incompetence threat that many contemporary conceptions of democracy suffer as long as a certain intellectual character is possessed by the citizens.

Keywords: expert testimony, collective deliberation, intellectual virtue, democracy.

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Author Biography

Leandro De Brasi, Alberto Hurtado University

Associate Professor

Philosophy Department

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Published

2018-12-18

How to Cite

DE BRASI, L. Citizenry incompetence and the epistemic structure of society. Filosofia Unisinos / Unisinos Journal of Philosophy, São Leopoldo, v. 19, n. 3, p. 201–212, 2018. DOI: 10.4013/fsu.2018.193.03. Disponível em: https://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/filosofia/article/view/fsu.2018.193.03. Acesso em: 9 may. 2025.

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Vol. 19 No. 3 (2018): Sep-Dec

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