Testimony and Social Evidence in the COVID-19 Era

Autor: Raffaela Giovagnoli
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Proceedings, Vol 81, Iss 1, p 88 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2504-3900
DOI: 10.3390/proceedings2022081088
Popis: We discuss the problem of testimony starting from the debate in social epistemology, which is strictly related to the nature of social evidence. We want to know what we can take for granted regarding shared knowledge, especially in critical situations, such as in the COVID-19 era. It is not only a matter of who we can trust or what we can accept using our own epistemic resources. Rather, it is important to establish a plausible connection between testimony and social evidence, i.e., the objectivity of the content of beliefs that we can share.
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