Authority, Expertise, and Deference in Politics
Conference Information
April 23–24, 2027
University of Richmond, Virginia
Questions about authority, expertise, and deference are central to political life. When, if ever, should citizens defer to the judgment of experts, elected officials, or political institutions? This conference brings together scholars working on the intersections of epistemology, democratic theory, and political philosophy to examine the nature, grounds, and limits of authority, expertise and deference in politics.
Speakers
- Matthew Chrisman, Professor of Ethics and Epistemology at the University of Edinburgh.
- Sam Director, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Richmond.
- Miguel Egler, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Tilburg University and Humboldt Fellow at the University of Cologne.
- Brant Entrekin, Ph.D. Candidate and Graduate Teaching Associate, at the University of Tennessee.
- Cristina Lafont, Harold H. and Virginia Anderson Professor of Philosophy, Northwestern University.
- Eduardo Martinez, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cincinnati.
- Kian Mintz-Woo, Senior Lecturer, School of Society, Politics and Ethics, University College Cork.
- Regina Rini, Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of Moral and Social Cognition
at York University.
Registration is free, but if you would like to attend, please email Shelby DeWalle at sdewalle@richmond.edu to let us know you are coming.
Sponsored by the Lewis T Booker Chair and University of Richmond Department of Philosophy. Contact Miriam Schleifer McCormick, Lewis T. Booker Professor in Ethics, with any questions.