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Single Idea 23550
[filed under theme 13. Knowledge Criteria / C. External Justification / 7. Testimony
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Full Idea
In Tyler Burge's view we have an a priori entitlement for believing what others tell us, other things being equal.
Gist of Idea
Burge says we are normally a priori entitled to believe testimony
Source
Miranda Fricker (Epistemic Injustice [2007], 1.3 n11)
Book Ref
Fricker,Miranda: 'Epistemic Injustice' [OUP 2007], p.18
A Reaction
[Burge 'Content Preservation' 1992] Close to Davidson's Charity (that without a default assumption of truth-speaking language won't work at all). Davidson is right about casual conversation, but for important testimony Burge should be more cautious.
Related Idea
Idea 23549
We treat testimony with a natural trade off of belief and caution [Reid, by Fricker,M]
The
18 ideas
with the same theme
[role of reports and beliefs of other people in justification]:
10328
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We think testimony matches reality because of experience, not some a priori connection
[Hume]
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2230
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Good testimony needs education, integrity, motive and agreement
[Hume, by PG]
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23549
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We treat testimony with a natural trade off of belief and caution
[Reid, by Fricker,M]
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7458
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The reliability of witnesses depends on whether they benefit from their observations
[Laplace, by Hacking]
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6273
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Knowledge depends on believing others, which must be innate, as inferences are not strong enough
[Putnam]
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6274
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Empathy may not give knowledge, but it can give plausibility or right opinion
[Putnam]
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9214
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Unsupported testimony may still be believable
[Fine,K]
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10324
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Testimony does not just transmit knowledge between individuals - it actually generates knowledge
[Kusch]
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10325
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Vindicating testimony is an expression of individualism
[Kusch]
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10327
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Some want to reduce testimony to foundations of perceptions, memories and inferences
[Kusch]
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10329
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Testimony won't reduce to perception, if perception depends on social concepts and categories
[Kusch]
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10330
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A foundation is what is intelligible, hence from a rational source, and tending towards truth
[Kusch]
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10336
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Powerless people are assumed to be unreliable, even about their own lives
[Kusch]
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10334
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Testimony is an area in which epistemology meets ethics
[Kusch]
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23550
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Burge says we are normally a priori entitled to believe testimony
[Fricker,M]
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23552
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We assess testimonial probabilities by the speaker, the listener, the facts, and the circumstances
[Fricker,M]
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23553
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Testimonial judgement is not logical, but produces reasons and motivations
[Fricker,M]
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23555
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Assessing credibility involves the impact of both the speaker's and the listener's social identity
[Fricker,M]
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