Bocheński on authority

Abstract

Józef Maria Bocheński introduced an important distinction between deontic and epistemic authority. A typical example of epistemic authority is the relation of a teacher to his students; a typical example of deontic authority is the relation between an employer and his employee. The difference between the two lies in domains of authority: declarative sentences make up the domain in the case of epistemic authority, orders-in the domain of deontic authority. In the article, I analyze in detail the concepts of the two kinds of authority and propose some new explications. The concept of epistemic authority is distinguished from the concept of infallibility and expertise; and the concept of deontic authority is distinguished from the concept of sovereign. I interpret various kinds of deontic authority in the light of the theory of imperative sentences. The concepts of gradation and degradation of authority are introduced and explicated.

Józef M. Bocheński and the categorial reconstruction of concepts in the Lvov–Warsaw School

“…However, Hall's approach is characterized by his attachment to natural-language categories and descriptive (not reconstructive) attitude. 8 Those interested may consult paper Brożek (2013).…”

The relation of master and disciple against the background of Józef M. Bocheński’s logic of authority

“…The main result of this research is the conclusion that, contrary to Bocheński's claim, epistemic authority may also be delegated in academic-scholarly relations between the master and disciple. The most important achievement of Bocheński's study is the distinction between two types of authority-epistemic and deonticbased on a purely logical analysis (Brożek, 2013). In his view, each authority can be identified as epistemic or deontic (4.2), which he explains in the following way: Die epistemische Autorität ist nämlich jene des Menschen, der besser, mehr weiß als das Subjekt.…”

Introduction: Scientific Authority and the Politics of Science and History in Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe**

“…8 Daston and Galison2007;Gelhard et al 2019. 9 See : Bocheński 1979, on 66;Brożek 2013, on 117-118. 10 Bourdieu 1988 Sennett 1993, on 4, 10.…”