The epistemology of testimonyedited by Jennifer Lackey and Ernest Sosa. - Oxford : Clarendon Press ; (c)2006. New York : Oxford University Press, (c)2006. - 1 online resource (vi, 312 pages)

Includes bibliographies and index.

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.

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 starting point for future research in this fertile field. Contributors. Robert Audi, C.A.J. Coady, James Van Cleve, Elizabeth Fricker, Richard Fumerton, Sanford C. Goldberg, Peter Graham, Jennifer Lackey, Keith Lehrer, Richard Moran, Frederick F. Schmitt, Ernest Sosa - ; Testimony is a crucial source of knowl.




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