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The epistemology of testimony /

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Testimony is a critical source of knowledge. This volume collects 12 essays on the topic. The contributors cover topics such as the epistemic role of testimony, liberal fundamentalism and its rivals, testimony and trustworthiness, testimony and epistemic autonomy, and many more.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lackey, Jennifer, Sosa, Ernest
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Clarendon, 2010.
Subjects:
Knowledge, Theory of.
Analysis (Philosophy)
Théorie de la connaissance.
Philosophie analytique.
epistemology.
Knowledge, Theory of
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Testimony and the Legacy of Thomas Reid. Testimony, Credulity, and Veracity / Robert Audi
  • Reid on the Credit of Human Testimony /James Van Cleve
  • Part II. Testimony and Its Place in Epistemology. The Epistemic Role of Testimony : Internalist and Externalist Perspectives / Richard Fumerton
  • Liberal Fundamentalism and Its Rivals / Peter Graham
  • Knowledge : Instrumental and Testimonial / Ernest Sosa
  • Part III. Reductionism and Non-Reductionism in the Epistemology of Testimony. Reductionism and the Distinctiveness of Testimonial Knowledge / Sanford C. Goldberg
  • Testimony and Trustworthiness / Keith Lehrer
  • It Takes Two to Tango : Beyond Reductionism and Non-Reductionism in the Epistemology of Testimony / Jennifer Lackey
  • Part IV. Testimony and the Extent of Our Dependence on Others. Testimonial Justification and Transindividual Reasons / Frederick F. Schmitt
  • Testimony and Epistemic Autonomy / Elizabeth Fricker
  • Part V. New Areas and New Directions in the Epistemology of Testimony. Pathologies of Testimony / C.A.J. Coady
  • Getting Told and Being Believed / Richard Moran.