In defense of non-reductionism in the epistemology of testimony

• Autores: Timothy Perrine
• Localización: Synthese, ISSN-e 1573-0964, Vol. 191, Nº. 14, 2014, págs. 3227-3237
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Almost everyone agrees that many testimonial beliefs constitute knowledge. According to non-reductionists, some testimonial beliefs possess positive epistemic status independent of that conferred by perception, memory, and induction. Recently, Jennifer Lackey has provided a counterexample to a popular version of this view. Here I argue that her counterexample fails.