Clarifying interactional and contributory expertise

TY - JOUR

T1 - Clarifying interactional and contributory expertise

AU - Goddiksen, Mads

PY - 2014/9

Y1 - 2014/9

N2 - This paper discusses the distinction between contributory expertise and interactional expertise developed by Harry Collins and Robert Evans over a series of publications. The distinction has been widely adopted and used to analyze the expertise of different groups of people, such as scientists, journalists and color blind. While the distinction is a fruitful tool to begin thinking about expertise in a more structured way, one also finds substantial inconsistencies and unnecessary vagueness in Collins and Evans' writings. Clarifying these issues will make the distinction an even more useful tool for analyzing expertise in science.

AB - This paper discusses the distinction between contributory expertise and interactional expertise developed by Harry Collins and Robert Evans over a series of publications. The distinction has been widely adopted and used to analyze the expertise of different groups of people, such as scientists, journalists and color blind. While the distinction is a fruitful tool to begin thinking about expertise in a more structured way, one also finds substantial inconsistencies and unnecessary vagueness in Collins and Evans' writings. Clarifying these issues will make the distinction an even more useful tool for analyzing expertise in science.

KW - Contributory expertise

KW - Imitation game

KW - Interactional expertise

KW - Interdisciplinary science

U2 - 10.1016/j.shpsa.2014.06.001

DO - 10.1016/j.shpsa.2014.06.001

M3 - Comment/debate

C2 - 25812358

AN - SCOPUS:84928292547

SN - 0039-3681

VL - 47

SP - 111

EP - 117

JO - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science

JF - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science

ER -