Combining Philosophers
Ideas for Lycophron, Hilary Putnam and David Hume
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13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 7. Testimony
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We think testimony matches reality because of experience, not some a priori connection [Hume]
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Good testimony needs education, integrity, motive and agreement [Hume, by PG]
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Knowledge depends on believing others, which must be innate, as inferences are not strong enough [Putnam]
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Empathy may not give knowledge, but it can give plausibility or right opinion [Putnam]
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13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 8. Social Justification
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Mathematicians only accept their own proofs when everyone confims them [Hume]
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