Lani Watson, "The Right to Know: Epistemic Rights and Why We Need Them" (Routledge, 2021)
We often talk as if individuals have entitlements to certain kinds of information: medical test results, political representatives\u2019 voting records, crime statistics, and the like. We also talk as if these entitlements entail\xa0duties\xa0on the part of others to\xa0provide\xa0the relevant information. Moreover, we talk as if the individual\u2019s entitlement to information also entails a range of\xa0protections\xa0against misinformation, deception, and the like.\nDespite the fact that these ideas are common, there is surprisingly little in the philosophical literature about the nature and contours of the relevant entitlements. In her new book,\xa0The Right to\xa0Know: Epistemic Rights and Why We Need Them\xa0(Routledge, 2021),\xa0Lani Watson\xa0seeks to remedy this. She develops a conception of\xa0epistemic rights\xa0\u2013 a distinct class entitlements which nonetheless fits neatly into the existing landscape of rights theory.\n Robert Talisse\xa0is the W. Alton Jones Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices\nSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/law