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The epistemic significance of address
pp. 1059-1078
Abstrakt
The overwhelming consensus amongst epistemologists is that there is no salient epistemological difference between the addressees of a speaker’s testimony and non-addressees. I argue that this overwhelming consensus is mistaken. Addressees of a speaker’s testimony are entitled to pass the epistemic buck or defer justificatory responsibility for their beliefs back to the testimonial speaker, while non-addressees are not. I then develop a provisional account of address that is in a position to mark this epistemic distinction between addressees and non-addressees.
Publication details
Published in:
(2013) Synthese 190 (6).
Seiten: 1059-1078
DOI: 10.1007/s11229-011-9871-2
Referenz:
McMyler Benjamin (2013) „The epistemic significance of address“. Synthese 190 (6), 1059–1078.