The disvalue of knowledge

I argue that the concept of knowledge is a relic of a bygone age, erroneously supposed to do no harm. I illustrate this claim by showing how a concern with knowledge distorts the use of statistical evidence in criminal courts, and then generalize the point to show that this concern hampers our enter...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Synthese (Dordrecht) 2021-06, Vol.198 (6), p.5311-5333
1. Verfasser:	Papineau, David
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Attitudes Belief & doubt Education EPISTEMIC RATIONALITY Epistemology Instrumentalism about epistemic rationality: For and against Knowledge Logic Metaphysics Philosophers Philosophy Philosophy of Language Philosophy of Science Social norms Success
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Zusammenfassung:	I argue that the concept of knowledge is a relic of a bygone age, erroneously supposed to do no harm. I illustrate this claim by showing how a concern with knowledge distorts the use of statistical evidence in criminal courts, and then generalize the point to show that this concern hampers our enterprises across the board and not only in legal contexts.
ISSN:	0039-7857 1573-0964
DOI:	10.1007/s11229-019-02405-4