I am pleased to draw attention two papers published in Horticulture 2019 which the Editorial Board has recognized as worthy of special “Best Papers 2019”, among many excellent from that year [...]


 We often consider medical practitioners to be epistemic authorities: “Doctor knows best,” as the saying goes. The place of expert judgment in evidence-based medicine hierarchies, and crucial role patient preferences values decision-making, however, pose problems for making sense such authority. I argue that there is an account authority does justice complexities doctor–patient relationsh...