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Knowledge on Trust Paul Faulkner (University of Sheffield)

Knowledge on Trust By Paul Faulkner (University of Sheffield)

Knowledge on Trust by Paul Faulkner (University of Sheffield)


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Paul Faulkner presents a new theory of testimony - the basis of much of what we know. He addresses the questions of what makes it reasonable to accept a piece of testimony, and what warrants belief formed on that basis. He rejects rival theories and argues that testimonial knowledge and testimonially warranted belief are based on trust.

Knowledge on Trust Summary

Knowledge on Trust by Paul Faulkner (University of Sheffield)

We know a lot about the world and our place in it. We have come to this knowledge in a variety of ways. And one central way that we, both as individuals and as a society, have come to know what we do is through communication with others. Much of what we know, we know on the basis of testimony. In Knowledge on Trust, Paul Faulkner presents an epistemological theory of testimony, or a theory that explains how it is that we acquire knowledge and warranted belief from testimony. The key questions addressed in this book are: what makes it reasonable to accept a piece of testimony? And what warrants belief formed on this testimonial basis? Faulkner argues that existing theories of testimony largely fail because they do not recognise how issues of practical rationality motivate the first question, and this is what makes testimony distinctive as a source of knowledge. At the heart of the theory this book presents is the idea that trust is central to answering these two questions. An attitude of trust can make it reasonable to depend on another's testimony, but what warrants testimonial belief is not trust but the body of evidence the testimony originates from. Testimonial knowledge and testimonially warranted belief are formed on trust. Faulkner goes on to argue that our having a way of life wherein testimony is such a source of knowledge then depends on a certain kind of trust being possible.

Knowledge on Trust Reviews

Knowledge on Trust is a rich, multi-faceted, and carefully argued work * Thomas W. Simpson, Mind, *
its interesting throughout. Since everyone working on testimony should read Knowledge on Trust, I have a good reason for thinking they will. * Peter J. Graham, Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews *
Faulkners positive proposal is intriguing, and worthy of much further reflection. I recommend his book highly to anyone interested in these challenging issues. * Guy Longworth, Analysis *

About Paul Faulkner (University of Sheffield)

Paul Faulkner has been a lecturer in Philosophy at Sheffield since 2001, following a two-year lectureship at University College London. His degree is in Social Anthropology from Cambridge, and he studied as a postgraduate in Philosophy at King's College London, and in Computer Science at Cambridge. He received his doctorate in Philosophy from University College London.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ; 1. The Epistemology of Testimony ; 2. The Reductive Theory ; 3. Trust and the Transmission of Knowledge ; 4. The Non-Reductive Theory ; 5. Trust and the Uptake of Testimony ; 6. The Assurance Theory ; 7. Trust and The Institution of Testimony ; 8. The Trust Theory ; References ; Index

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NPB9780199589784
9780199589784
019958978X
Knowledge on Trust by Paul Faulkner (University of Sheffield)
New
Hardback
Oxford University Press
2011-05-05
240
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