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Time Sensitivity and Acceptance of Testimony

In: Organon F, vol. 27, no. 4
Nader Alsamaani

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Year, pages: 2020, 422 - 436
Language: eng
Keywords:
Acceptance of testimony; time sensitivity; reductionism; non-reductionism.
Article type: Research Article
About article:
Time sensitivity seems to affect our intuitive evaluation of the reasonable risk of fallibility in testimonies. All things being equal, we tend to be less demanding in accepting time sensitive testimonies as opposed to time insensitive testimonies. This paper considers this intuitive response to testimonies as a strategy of acceptance. It argues that the intuitive strategy, which takes time sensitivity into account, is epistemically superior to two adjacent strategies that do not: the undemanding strategy adopted by non-reductionists and the cautious strategy adopted by reductionists. The paper demonstrates that in adopting the intuitive strategy of acceptance, one is likely to form more true beliefs and fewer false beliefs. Also, in following the intuitive strategy, the listener will be fulfilling his epistemic duties more efficiently.
How to cite:
ISO 690:
Alsamaani, N. 2020. Time Sensitivity and Acceptance of Testimony. In Organon F, vol. 27, no.4, pp. 422-436. 1335-0668. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/orgf.2020.27401

APA:
Alsamaani, N. (2020). Time Sensitivity and Acceptance of Testimony. Organon F, 27(4), 422-436. 1335-0668. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31577/orgf.2020.27401
About edition:
Publisher: Filozofický ústav SAV, Filosofický ústav AVČR
Published: 1. 11. 2020
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Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License (CC BY-NC 4.0)