Testimony and Value in the Theory of Knowledge
The approach set forth by Edward Craig in Knowledge and the State of Nature has a greater explanatory value than it has been granted to date, and his suitably modified project can resolve a number of puzzling issues regarding the value of knowledge. The paper argues that a novel theory that relates...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidad Nacional de Colombia
2015-12-01
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Series: | Ideas y Valores |
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Online Access: | http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/idval/article/view/40970/pdf |
Summary: | The approach set forth by Edward Craig in Knowledge and the State of Nature has a greater explanatory value than it has been granted to date, and his suitably modified project can resolve a number of puzzling issues regarding the value of knowledge. The paper argues that a novel theory that relates knowledge to testimony is capable of explaining why knowledge is more valuable than mere true belief and why it has a distinctive value. Significantly, this theory avoids the recently advanced revisionism regarding the focus of epistemological research. |
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ISSN: | 0120-0062 0120-0062 |