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Testimony

By Coady, C. A.

Testimony

By Coady, C. A.

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The role of testimony in the getting of reliable belief or knowledge is a central but neglected epistemological issue. Western philosophical tradition has paid scant attention to the individual thinker's reliance upon the word of others; yet this reliance is both extensive and often hidden from view. Professor Coady begins by exploring the nature and depth of our reliance upon testimony, addressing the complex definitional puzzles surrounding the idea. He analyses the tradition of debate on the topic in order to gain a deeper understanding of the issues and to reveal the epistemic individualism which has given rise to an illusory ideal of 'autonomous knowledge'. Avoiding such individualist commitments, he concludes this part of the book by providing a defence of testimony as a source of knowledge. In the second half of the book the author uses this new view of testimony to challenge certain widespread assumptions in the fields of history, mathematics, psychology, and law.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
328
Release Date:
1992-06-11
Publication Date:
1992-04-16
Publisher:
OUP Oxford
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0198247869
ISBN13:
9780198247869
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
685 g
Height:
157 cm
Width:
235 cm
Thickness:
24 cm
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