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| Original language | German |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Philosophische Digitalisierungsforschung |
| Subtitle of host publication | Verantwortung, Verständigung, Vernunft, Macht |
| Place of Publication | Bielefeld |
| Pages | 197-217 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Publication status | Published - 27 Aug 2024 |
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Philosophische Digitalisierungsforschung: Verantwortung, Verständigung, Vernunft, Macht. Bielefeld, 2024. p. 197-217.
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Sucht oder Autonomie?
T2 - Neue ExpertInnen im Netz
AU - Mößner, Nicola
PY - 2024/8/27
Y1 - 2024/8/27
N2 - During the Covid-19 pandemic, a significant number of people has seemingly been lured in believing conspiracy theories. Many deliberately disregarded expert advices by virologists and physicians to reduce new infections. This turning away from traditional expert authorities exemplifies the »crisis of expertise« that has been discussed in the philosophy of science for some time, namely that many people seem to have lost their trust in the established authority of expert knowledge and are looking for epistemic alternatives, especially on the Internet and in particular on social media. In this article, this digital cultural trend will be analysed. Will people actually becoming more epistemically autonomous as a result of this new tend? Attention is drawn to the epistemic and moral vulnerability of people who opt for new media as epistemic alternatives instead of relying on traditional expert opinion. It will be shown that some important presuppositions about the Internet and, especially, social media tools as alternative ways to gathering information and find moral support in a group of likeminded people do not hold.
AB - During the Covid-19 pandemic, a significant number of people has seemingly been lured in believing conspiracy theories. Many deliberately disregarded expert advices by virologists and physicians to reduce new infections. This turning away from traditional expert authorities exemplifies the »crisis of expertise« that has been discussed in the philosophy of science for some time, namely that many people seem to have lost their trust in the established authority of expert knowledge and are looking for epistemic alternatives, especially on the Internet and in particular on social media. In this article, this digital cultural trend will be analysed. Will people actually becoming more epistemically autonomous as a result of this new tend? Attention is drawn to the epistemic and moral vulnerability of people who opt for new media as epistemic alternatives instead of relying on traditional expert opinion. It will be shown that some important presuppositions about the Internet and, especially, social media tools as alternative ways to gathering information and find moral support in a group of likeminded people do not hold.
UR - https://philarchive.org/rec/MNEPDI
M3 - Beitrag in Buch/Sammelwerk
SN - 978-3-8376-7497-2
SP - 197
EP - 217
BT - Philosophische Digitalisierungsforschung
CY - Bielefeld
ER -