A Critical Introduction to Testimony

By:

Gelfert, Axel

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Bloomsbury Critical Introductions to Contemporary EpistemologyPublication details: London Bloomsbury 2014Description: 257p 25 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781441193506

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

N16 23 G281

Other classification:

PHI004000

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction 1. What is Testimony? 2. The Testimonial Conundrum 3. Testimony, Perception, Memory, and Inference 4. Testimony and Evidence 5. Reductionism and Anti-Reductionism 6. Hybrid Theories of Testimony 7. Testimonial Knowledge: Transmission and Generation 8. Trust and Assurance 9. Expert Testimony 10. Pathologies of Testimony 11. Testimony and the Value of Knowledge Glossary Bibliography Index.

Summary: "The epistemology of testimony is a rapidly developing area in contemporary analytic philosophy. In this first thorough survey of the recent debate on the subject, Axel Gelfert provides an in-depth introduction to what has become one of the liveliest debates in contemporary epistemology. Covering existing literature and major debates, Gelfert discusses the epistemic status of testimony-based beliefs, relates changes to relevant developments in other areas and offers a critical perspective on current and future research trends. Devoting space to both the applications of social epistemology and the larger conceptual issues of knowledge, Gelfert not only introduces the epistemology of testimony; he offers an up-to-date introduction to epistemology. Equipped with a mix of study questions, examples, and suggestions for further reading, students of contemporary epistemology will find this a reliable guide to studying testimony as a source of knowledge"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-246) and index.

"The epistemology of testimony is a rapidly developing area in contemporary analytic philosophy. In this first thorough survey of the recent debate on the subject, Axel Gelfert provides an in-depth introduction to what has become one of the liveliest debates in contemporary epistemology. Covering existing literature and major debates, Gelfert discusses the epistemic status of testimony-based beliefs, relates changes to relevant developments in other areas and offers a critical perspective on current and future research trends. Devoting space to both the applications of social epistemology and the larger conceptual issues of knowledge, Gelfert not only introduces the epistemology of testimony; he offers an up-to-date introduction to epistemology. Equipped with a mix of study questions, examples, and suggestions for further reading, students of contemporary epistemology will find this a reliable guide to studying testimony as a source of knowledge"-- Provided by publisher.

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