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| Theoria 23/1, 61 (2008) 35-44 |
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| Trust, authority and epistemic responsibility |
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| Gloria Origgi 1 |
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| In this paper I argue that the epistemology of trust and testimony should take into account the pragmatics of communication in order to gain insight about the responsibilities speakers and hearers share in the epistemic access they gain through communication. Communication is a rich process of information exchange in which epistemic standards are negotiated by interlocutors. I discuss examples which show the contextual adjustment of these standards as the conversation goes on. Our sensitivity to the contextual dimension of epistemic standards make us more reponsible communicators. |
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| 1: | Institut Jean-Nicod (IJN) |
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CNRS : UMR8129 – Ecole Normale Supérieure de Paris - ENS Paris – Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) |
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| Subject category | : | Humanities and Social Sciences/Linguistics Humanities and Social Sciences/Philosophy |
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| trust – epistemology – pragmatics |
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| From: Gloria Origgi | |
| Submitted on: Friday, 27 November 2009 13:45:28 | |
| Updated on: Friday, 27 November 2009 13:45:26 | |
