On Verifying the Accuracy of Information: Philosophical Perspectives

How can one verify the accuracy of recorded information (e.g., information found in books, newspapers, and on Web sites)? In this paper, I argue that work in the epistemology of testimony (especially that of philosophers David Hume and Alvin Goldman) can help with this important practical problem in...

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Main Author: Fallis, Don
Language:en
Published: University of Illinois 2004
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/106211