Testimonial Kinds: The Source Factor
In this article, I argue that the nature of testimony necessitates that we distinguish between testimonies that are based on the informant's sense perception, inference, or on a longer testimonial chain. I further argue that this distinction has epistemic significance, in that it helps us bette...
Main Author: | Safi Mohammed Tayssir |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2023-07-01
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Series: | Open Philosophy |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/opphil-2022-0248 |
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