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Think Interview: Trusting Experts and Authorities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2025

Linda Zagzebski  and
Stephen Law
Linda Zagzebski*
Affiliation:
Department of Philosophy, University of Oklahoma, USA
Stephen Law
Affiliation:
Department of Continuing Education, University of Oxford
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*Corresponding author. Email: lzagzebski@ou.edu
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Abstract

We live at a time when experts are increasingly viewed with distrust. Conservative Member of Parliament Michael Gove famously said that ‘The people of this country have had enough of experts.’ In this interview, philosopher Linda Zagzebski explores some key questions concerning experts, including: What is an expert? How does an expert differ from an authority? And: What can we do to foster a healthier relationship between experts and non-experts?

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epistemic authorityexperttrustCOVID

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Think , Volume 24 , Issue 69 , Spring 2025 , pp. 5 - 9
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Royal Institute of Philosophy.

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