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Coined by Nassim Nicholas Taleb, the term epistemocracy designates a utopian type of society and government in which people of rank, including those holding political office, are those who possess epistemic humility—such persons are termed epistemocrats.^[1]

The French writer Michel de Montaigne was a modern epistemocrat.^[1]

Unfortunately, it is difficult to assert authority on the basis of one's uncertainty.^[1] Since society demands knowledge, leaders who are assertive, even if they are incorrect, still gather people together.^[1] As Charles Darwin noted, ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge.^[2]

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Taleb, Nassim Nicholas (2007). "Epistemocracy, a Dream". The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. Random House. pp. 190-192. ISBN 978-1400063512.
^ Darwin, Charles (1871). "Introduction". The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. "It has often and confidently been asserted, that man's origin can never be known: but ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."

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[The_Black_Swan-0] Taleb, Nassim Nicholas (2007). "Epistemocracy, a Dream". The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable. Random House. pp. 190-192. ISBN 978-1400063512.

[Descent_of_Man-1] Darwin, Charles (1871). "Introduction". The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex. "It has often and confidently been asserted, that man's origin can never be known: but ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science."

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