Philosophy 1230A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Counterintuitive, Homeopathy, Richard Feynman
25 Dec 2016
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Audio recording started: 9:33 am tuesday, november 1, 2016. Someone who has a great deal of knowledge in a particular area, at least in relation to the general population. Fundamental deference rule: whenever living experts are in agreement with an issue, within their field of expertise, we should accept what they say, in absence of exceeding powerful reasons for distrusting them. Massive asymmetry on views on global warming in scientists vs. american public. Or fail to abide by norm of rationality. Issues to do with vaccination health and safety. If an expert claims lies outside her/his area of specialty, we should treat it as a piece of non-expert testimony. If the expert"s claim is rejected by many other qualified experts in the field, then we have good reasons to doubt it. If expert provides data inconsistent with our background information. Cross-check by looking at similar data from other experts.
