- An expert's assertion can be judged to be correct or incorrect either by another expert or by a non-expert.
- An expert's assertion cannot be judged to be correct or incorrect by another expert because the latter expert is biased.
- An expert's assertion cannot be judged to be correct or incorrect by a non-expert because a non-expert lacks the required expertise.
- Therefore, an expert's assertion can be judged to be correct or incorrect neither by another expert nor by a non-expert (i.e., no one can judge whether an expert's assertion is correct or incorrect).
Thursday, May 24, 2012
[PL 211] Can we trust experts?
The following is a variation on a dilemma discussed by Sextus Empiricus (who apparently attributes it to Anacharsis the Scythian):
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