Knowing on trust [electronic resource] /
by Faulkner, Paul.
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BookPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011Description: 1 online resource.ISBN: 9780191725517 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Knowledge, Theory ofOnline resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: Paul Faulkner presents a new theory of testimony - the basis of much of what we know. He addresses the questions of what makes it reasonable to accept a piece of testimony, and what warrants belief formed on that basis. He rejects rival theories and argues that testimonial knowledge and testimonially warranted belief are based on trust.
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Paul Faulkner presents a new theory of testimony - the basis of much of what we know. He addresses the questions of what makes it reasonable to accept a piece of testimony, and what warrants belief formed on that basis. He rejects rival theories and argues that testimonial knowledge and testimonially warranted belief are based on trust.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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