Richard Frohock

Richard R. Frohock is a PhD Candidate at the University of South Florida and a Fay Horton Sawyier Doctoral Fellow at Illinois Tech. His research focuses on the role that experts play in democratic societies.

Education

• B.A. Pacific Lutheran University
• M.A. University of South Florida

Professional Affiliations & Memberships

Center for the Study of Ethics in the Professions (Illinois Tech)

Publications

Frohock, Richard R. (Forthcoming) “AI Expertise and Expert Deserts” Philosophy in the Contemporary World

Frohock, Richard R. and Turner, Stephen P. (Forthcoming) “Expertise and Experts” in Untitled Encyclopedia. Edited by Arpad Szakolczai. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Frohock, Richard R. and Turner, Stephen P. 2023. “AI as Symposiast.” Proceedings of the Hungarian Academy of Science Workshop on AI: 29-31. http://www.hunfi.hu/nyiri/AI/Leaflet.pdf

Frohock, Richard R. and Winsberg, Eric. 2022. “Expert Opinion, Social Robustness, and COVID-19: A Response to Yu.” Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective 11 (9): 1-6. https://wp.me/p1Bfg0-78e

Projects

Frohock, Richard R. "A Democratic Theory of Expertise" (Dissertation)

Frohock, Richard R. "Expert As Carer: The Ethical Implications of Expert/Non-Expert Relationships” (Research Article)

Howdyshell, Stanford and Frohock, Richard R. “Static Paradigms: An Additional Problem in Psychology’s Replicability Crisis” (Research Article)

Expertise

Philosophy of Expertise, Social Epistemology, Political Philosophy, Feminist Philosophy of Science