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.
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"How do we acquire knowledge from either the spoken or written word of others? This is the question at the centre of The Epistemology of Testimony, a collection of essays devoted to the epistemological issues that arise from an examination of testimonial knowledge. Despite its h…
Testimony is a crucial source of knowledge: we are to a large extent reliant upon what others tell us. It has been the subject of much recent interest in epistemology, and this volume collects twelve original essays on the topic by some of the world's leading philosophers. It wi…
"Applied epistemology" brings the tools of contemporary epistemology to bear on particular issues of social concern. While the field of social epistemology has flourished in recent years, there has been far less work on how theories of knowledge, justification, and evidence may …
"Applied epistemology brings the tools of contemporary epistemology to bear on particular issues of social concern. While the field of social epistemology has flourished in recent years, there has been far less work on how theories of knowledge, justification, and evidence may b…
