Epistemology is the philosophical study of knowledge and belongs to the area of theoretical philosophy. But knowledge creation and dissemination are not things we do by ourselves. Therefore, there are interesting questions to be asked and answered about the social aspects of knowledge. Some of these are questions that fit comfortably into the area of theoretical philosophy, such as the questions whether reasonable disagreement between peers is possible (or does someone have to be unreasonable?). Others cross the line into practical philosophy, such as moral questions about how we should treat those who might or might not know, and political questions about how to organize our common decision making such that it will yield the best results, from an epistemic point of view.
Epistemology is the philosophical study of knowledge and belongs to the area of theoretical philosophy. But knowledge creation and dissemination are not things we do by ourselves. Therefore, there are interesting questions to be asked and answered about the social aspects of knowledge. Some of these are questions that fit comfortably into the area of theoretical philosophy, such as the questions whether reasonable disagreement between peers is possible (or does someone have to be unreasonable?). Others cross the line into practical philosophy, such as moral questions about how we should treat those who might or might not know, and political questions about how to organize our common decision making such that it will yield the best results, from an epistemic point of view.
