Knowing on Trust
Faulkner, PaulAuthor
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2011.
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.
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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.
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 11, 2011).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The epistemology of testimony -- The reductive theory -- Trust and the transmission of knowledge -- The non-reductive theory -- Trust and the uptake of testimony -- The assurance theory -- Trust and the institution of testimony -- The trust theory.
Knowledge, Theory of
Philosophy
Philosophy & Religion
Speculative Philosophy