Epistemic paternalism, averroes, and religious knowledge

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dc.contributor.author Lougheed, Kirk
dc.contributor.author Harris, Joshua Lee
dc.date.accessioned 2023-07-13T13:21:35Z
dc.date.available 2023-07-13T13:21:35Z
dc.date.issued 2022-10
dc.description.abstract Epistemic paternalism occurs when evidence is withheld or shaped in particular ways in order to help an agent arrive at the truth, but this is done without their consent (and sometimes without their knowledge). While general defenses of epistemic paternalism are garnering more attention in the recent literature, little has been said regarding the practice in religious contexts. We explore a defense of epistemic paternalism in religious settings inspired by the work of the medieval Islamic philosopher Averroes. According to Averroes, epistemic paternalism is permissible in cases where it would help a layperson arrive at religious knowledge via imagination because they are incapable of arriving at it by demonstration. We conclude by explaining how the distinction between imagination and demonstration can be used to justify epistemic paternalism in contemporary settings. en_US
dc.description.department Philosophy en_US
dc.description.librarian hj2023 en_US
dc.description.uri https://uhpress.hawaii.edu/title/pew en_US
dc.identifier.citation Lougheed, K. & Harris, J.L. 2022, 'Epistemic paternalism, averroes, and religious knowledge', Philosophy East and West, vol. 72, no. 4, pp. 960-972, doi : 10.1353/pew.2022.0091. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0031-8221 (print)
dc.identifier.issn 1527-943X (online)
dc.identifier.other 10.1353/pew.2022.0091
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/2263/91419
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher University of Hawaii Press en_US
dc.rights © 2022 University of Hawai'i Press en_US
dc.subject Epistemic paternalism en_US
dc.subject Religious knowledge en_US
dc.subject Averroes en_US
dc.title Epistemic paternalism, averroes, and religious knowledge en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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