This book presents an original discussion and analysis of epistemic peer disagreement. It reviews a wide range of cases from the literature, and extends the definition of epistemic peerhood with respect to the current one, to account for the actual variability found in real-world examples. The book offers a number of arguments supporting the variability in the nature and in the range of disagreements, and outlines the main benefits of disagreement among peers i.e. what the author calls the benefits to inquiry argument.

Discusses the variability in the nature and in the range of disagreements among peers Offers a broader definition of epistemic peerhood that can accommodate cases of real-life worldview disagreement Defends the idea that there are epistemic benefits to remaining steadfast in the face of disagreement within the context of inquiry Answers a number of objections to the benefits to inquiry argument

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Kirk Lougheed is Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Center for Research on Faith and Human Flourishing at LCC International University. He is also a Research Associate at the University of Pretoria. He is the author of many articles and books on African philosophy, philosophy of religion, and ethics. His seventh monograph is A Moral Theory of Liveliness: A Secular Interpretation of African Life Force (2025).

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Chapter 1: Introduction to the Epistemology of Disagreement.- Chapter 2: An Analysis of Ideal Cases of Disagreement.- Chapter 3: An Analysis of Epistemic Peerhood.- Chapter 4: The Benefits to Inquiry Argument.- Chapter 5: Objections to the Benefits to Inquiry Argument.- Chapter 6: Disagreement and Change of View.