Knowledge on trust / Paul Faulkner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Faulkner, Paul, 1969- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Knowledge, Theory of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 216 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

The epistemology of testimony

The reductive theory

Trust and the transmission of knowledge

The non-reductive theory

Trust and the uptake of testimony

The assurance theory

Trust and the institution of testimony

The trust theory.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 11, 2011).

Other Format:

Print version

ISBN:

0-19-172551-X

0-19-958978-X