Guy Axtell is Professor of Philosophy at Radford University, working primarily in social epistemology, and philosophy of the sciences. His volume Knowledge, Belief, and Character (Rowman & Littlefield 2000) was the first edited collection in the area of virtue/vice epistemology; he has since published two monographs along with numerous articles.

Amiel Bernal received his Ph.D. from Virginia Tech's ASPECT Program (The Alliance for Social, Political, and Economic Thought). Currently he teaches at Virginia Military Institute and Radford University. His research focus is in social epistemology, epistemic injustice, and ethics.

Introduction, Guy Axtell and Amiel Bernal

Part I: Digital Paternalism and Open Societies

1. Artificial Ignorance, Epistemic Paternalism and Epistemic Obligations, Stephen John

2. Epistemic Paternalism Online, Clinton Castro, Adam Pham, and Alan Rubel

3. Expert Advice for Decision Making: The Subtle Boundary Between Informing and Prescribing, Marion Vorms

4. Political Epistemic Paternalism, Democracy and Rule by Crisis, Lee Basham

Part II: Scientific and Medical Communication

5. Epistemic Paternalism, Science, and Communication, Fabien Medvecky

6. Persuasion and Paternalism, Robin McKenna

7. Expert Care in Mental Health Paternalism, Shaun Respess

8. Epistemic Paternalism in Doctor-Patient Relationships, Aude Bandini

Part III: Epistemic Normativity

9. Epistemic Paternalism and Epistemic Normativity, Pat Bondy

10. Epistemic Paternalism, Personal Sovereignty, and One's Own Good, Michel Croce

11. Epistemic Care and Epistemic Paternalism, Fernando Broncano-Berrocal