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Ideas for Anaxarchus, Thomas Reid and Isaac Beeckman

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13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 7. Testimony

23549	We treat testimony with a natural trade off of belief and caution [Reid, by Fricker,M]
	Full Idea: Reid says we naturally operate counterpart principles of veracity and credulity in our testimonial exchanges.
	From: report of Thomas Reid (An Enquiry [1764], 6.24) by Miranda Fricker - Epistemic Injustice 1.3 n11
	A reaction: What you would expect from someone who believed in common sense. Fricker contrasts this with Tyler Burge's greater confidence, and then criticises both (with Reid too cautious and Burge over-confident). She defends a 'low-level' critical awareness.