This is the first book devoted to the question of what it is to be an intellectually dependable person. By directing attention to the ideal of intellectual dependability, the book marks a novel turn of scholarly interest toward a neglected dimension of the ideal inquirer that will inform epistemological theorizing and educational practice.

T. Ryan Byerly is Senior Lecturer in the Philosophy Department at the University of Sheffield. He is author or editor of several books, including Putting Others First: The Christian Ideal of Others-Centeredness (Routledge, 2019).

Introduction 1

PART I

1 The Intellectually Dependable Person 9

2 The Virtues of Intellectual Dependability 34

3 Educating for Intellectual Dependability 56

PART II

4 Intellectual Benevolence 83

5 Intellectual Transparency 105

6 Communicative Clarity 125

7 Audience Sensitivity 143

8 Epistemic Guidance 163

9 Being Intellectually Dependable for Groups 179