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The epistemology of testimony /

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 will be the starti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Lackey, Jennifer, Sosa, Ernest
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press ; Oxford University Press, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Testimony and the legacy of Thomas Reid
  • Testimony and its place in epistemology
  • Reductionism and non-reductionism in the epistemology of testimony
  • Testimony and the extent of our dependence on others
  • New areas and new directions in the epistemology of testimony.