On Expertise : : Cultivating Character, Goodwill, and Practical Wisdom / / Ashley Rose Mehlenbacher.

There is a deep distrust of experts in America today. Influenced by populist politics, many question or downright ignore the recommendations of scientists, scholars, and others with specialized training. It appears that expertise, a critical component of democratic life, no longer appeals to wide sw...

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Place / Publishing House:University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2022]
©2022
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:RSA Series in Transdisciplinary Rhetoric
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Physical Description:1 online resource (198 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction / Understanding Expertise
  • 1 Habituating Expertise as Rhetorical Act
  • 2 Expertise in Rhetorics of Science
  • 3 Expertise, Psychology, and Memory
  • 4 Professional Researchers on Expertise
  • 5 Citizen Scientists on Expertise
  • Conclusion: Cultivating Expertise
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index