In: Organon F, vol. 27, no. 4
Nader Alsamaani
Detaily:
Rok, strany: 2020, 422 - 436
Jazyk: eng
Kľúčové slová:
Acceptance of testimony; time sensitivity; reductionism; non-reductionism.
Typ článku: Research Article
O článku:
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.
Ako citovať:
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
O vydaní:
Vydavateľ: Filozofický ústav SAV, Filosofický ústav AVČR
Publikované: 1. 11. 2020
Verejná licencia:
Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License (CC BY-NC 4.0)