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The Epistemology of Collective Testimony
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Townsend, Leo |
| Copyright Year | 2020 |
| Abstract | In this paper, I explore what gives collective testimony its epistemic credentials, through a critical discussion of three competing accounts of the epistemology of collective testimony. According to the first view, collective testimony inherits its epistemic credentials from the beliefs the testimony expresses—where this can be seen either as the beliefs of all or some of the group’s members, or as the beliefs of group itself. The second view denies any necessary connection to belief, claiming instead that the epistemic credentials of collective testimony derive from the reliability or truth-conduciveness of the statement that expresses the testimony. Finally, the third view claims that the epistemic credentials of collective testimony derive from the fact that it involves undertaking a collective commitment to trustworthiness, which makes the group susceptible to rebuke and blame if its testimony is not trustworthy. I argue that this last account holds the most promise for preserving what is distinctive about testimonial knowledge while still underwriting a robust epistemology of collective testimony. |
| Related Links | https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jso-2019-0044/pdf |
| Ending Page | 210 |
| Page Count | 24 |
| Starting Page | 187 |
| ISSN | 21969655 |
| e-ISSN | 21969663 |
| DOI | 10.1515/jso-2019-0044 |
| Journal | Journal of Social Ontology |
| Issue Number | 2 |
| Volume Number | 6 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH |
| Publisher Date | 2021-05-04 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal of Social Ontology History and Philosophy of Science Collective Testimony Collective Belief Collective Intentionality Trust Collective Epistemology Journal: Journal of Social Ontology, Vol- 6 |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
