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Epistemic Democracy: Guest Editor’s Preface

Epistemic democracy represents a very fertile ground for the interaction between epistemology and political philosophy, as well as a promising interdisciplinary field where philosophy meets economics, sociology, psychology, political science and other social sciences. Since epistemic democracy can be interpreted as a rather wide research field, it is not always easy to pinpoint central themes or research questions, nor to set clear boundaries. However, there are a few important questions that every epistemic democrat has to settle. First of all, epistemic democrats have to explain what the epistemic value of democracy is, and how does the epistemic value of democracy contribute to its legitimacy- generating potential. Second, how should epistemic democracy be institutionalized in modern societies? These difficult questions, which occupied the minds of many prominent thinkers and philosophers, are discussed in this issue of the journal.

Epistemic Democracy, Democratic Legitimacy, Deliberation, Expertism, Decision-making

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