15 ideas
23551 | It is necessary for a belief that it be held for a length of time [Fricker,M] |
23558 | Offering knowledge needs accuracy and sincerity; receiving it needs testimonial justice [Fricker,M] |
7458 | The reliability of witnesses depends on whether they benefit from their observations [Laplace, by Hacking] |
23553 | Testimonial judgement is not logical, but produces reasons and motivations [Fricker,M] |
23550 | Burge says we are normally a priori entitled to believe testimony [Fricker,M] |
23552 | We assess testimonial probabilities by the speaker, the listener, the facts, and the circumstances [Fricker,M] |
23555 | Assessing credibility involves the impact of both the speaker's and the listener's social identity [Fricker,M] |
3441 | If a supreme intellect knew all atoms and movements, it could know all of the past and the future [Laplace] |
3986 | The 'intentional stance' is a way of interpreting an entity by assuming it is rational and self-aware [Dennett] |
3987 | Like the 'centre of gravity', desires and beliefs are abstract concepts with no actual existence [Dennett] |
23554 | Judgements can be unreflective and non-inferential, yet rational, by being sensitive to experience [Fricker,M] |
3984 | The nature of content is entirely based on its functional role [Dennett] |
23557 | To judge agents in remote times and cultures we need a moral resentment weaker than blame [Fricker,M] |
3983 | Learning is evolution in the brain [Dennett] |
3985 | Biology is a type of engineering, not a search for laws of nature [Dennett] |