126 Pages
by
Routledge
126 Pages
by
Routledge
126 Pages
by
Routledge
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We speak of the right to know with relative ease. You have the right to know the results of a medical test or to be informed about the collection and use of personal data. But what exactly is the right to know, and who should we trust to safeguard it?
This book provides the first comprehensive examination of the right to know and other epistemic rights : rights to goods such as information,... Read more
Introduction
1. What Are Epistemic Rights?
2. Who Has Epistemic Rights?
3. When Are Epistemic Rights Violated?
4. Who Gets Hurt?
5. Why do We Need Epistemic Rights?
Biography
Lani Watson is Research Fellow at the University of Oxford, UK.
"Watson makes a powerful and timely case for the adoption of a rights framework to understand and address the wrongs resulting from doubt mongering and misinformation campaigns. Written in a lucid and accessible style this book provides a defence of citizens’ right to know and of institutions and corporations’ duty to inform. It lays the groundwork for what promises to be a whole new area of inquiry." - Alessandra Tanesini, Cardiff University, UK
