Trust, authority and epistemic responsibility
In this paper I argue that the epistemology of trust and testimony should take into account the pragmatics of communication in order to gain insight about the responsibilities speakers and hearers share in the epistemic access they gain through communication. Communication is a rich process of infor...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
University of the Basque Country
2008-01-01
|
| Series: | Theoria |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/4 |
| _version_ | 1818112628177764352 |
|---|---|
| author | Gloria ORIGGI |
| author_facet | Gloria ORIGGI |
| author_sort | Gloria ORIGGI |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | In this paper I argue that the epistemology of trust and testimony should take into account the pragmatics of communication in order to gain insight about the responsibilities speakers and hearers share in the epistemic access they gain through communication. Communication is a rich process of information exchange in which epistemic standards are negotiated by interlocutors. I discuss examples which show the contextual adjustment of these standards as the conversation goes on. Our sensitivity to the contextual dimension of epistemic standards make us more responsible communicators. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-11T03:21:57Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-a7b8d4a5c0524b90b0da17e9004d037d |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 0495-4548 2171-679X |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-11T03:21:57Z |
| publishDate | 2008-01-01 |
| publisher | University of the Basque Country |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Theoria |
| spelling | doaj.art-a7b8d4a5c0524b90b0da17e9004d037d2022-12-22T01:22:37ZengUniversity of the Basque CountryTheoria0495-45482171-679X2008-01-01231354410.1387/theoria.44Trust, authority and epistemic responsibilityGloria ORIGGIIn this paper I argue that the epistemology of trust and testimony should take into account the pragmatics of communication in order to gain insight about the responsibilities speakers and hearers share in the epistemic access they gain through communication. Communication is a rich process of information exchange in which epistemic standards are negotiated by interlocutors. I discuss examples which show the contextual adjustment of these standards as the conversation goes on. Our sensitivity to the contextual dimension of epistemic standards make us more responsible communicators.http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/4trust, testimonial knowledge, communication, pragmatics of trust, epistemic responsibility. |
| spellingShingle | Gloria ORIGGI Trust, authority and epistemic responsibility Theoria trust, testimonial knowledge, communication, pragmatics of trust, epistemic responsibility. |
| title | Trust, authority and epistemic responsibility |
| title_full | Trust, authority and epistemic responsibility |
| title_fullStr | Trust, authority and epistemic responsibility |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trust, authority and epistemic responsibility |
| title_short | Trust, authority and epistemic responsibility |
| title_sort | trust authority and epistemic responsibility |
| topic | trust, testimonial knowledge, communication, pragmatics of trust, epistemic responsibility. |
| url | http://www.ehu.es/ojs/index.php/THEORIA/article/view/4 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT gloriaoriggi trustauthorityandepistemicresponsibility |