Epistemic communities and trust in digital contexts

Authors

  • Antonio Gaitán Torres Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6018/daimon.619861
Keywords: Trust, epistemic communities, social epistemology, system-oriented epistemology

Supporting Agencies

  • Fundación BBVA
  • Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación

Abstract

This commentary focuses on the notion of ‘epistemic community’ and its role in underpinning the general argument that Karen Frost-Arnold presents in Who Should You Be Online? (OUP, 2023). The first section presents the general argument of WSYBO, outlining the general structure of the book and its central concepts. In the second section, three possible senses of ‘epistemic community’ are distinguished – systemic, aggregate and group-oriented. The third section explores tensions around a variety of group-oriented epistemic community. It will address two ways in which certain closed epistemic communities organized around a shared identity can deviate from the epistemic ideals that guide Frost-Arnold's project. Some enclosed epistemic communities can be organized around exclusionary dynamics. Other enclosed epistemic communities may organize and grant membership around debates or controversies, affecting the deliberative quality of those debates. The epistemic potential of closed epistemic communities organized around a shared identity depends largely on avoiding these two deviations.

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Published
01-09-2024
How to Cite
Gaitán Torres, A. (2024). Epistemic communities and trust in digital contexts. Daimon Revista Internacional de Filosofia, (93), 179–188. https://doi.org/10.6018/daimon.619861
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MONOGRÁFICO sobre «Diversidad y deliberación en entornos digitales». Simposio sobre Who Should We be Online (OUP, 2023) de Karen Frost-Arnold