Time sensitivity and acceptance of testimony

Title:

Time sensitivity and acceptance of testimony

Creator:

Alsamaani, Nader

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:475184f1-d771-4e79-a1d1-266e71a83c39
uuid:475184f1-d771-4e79-a1d1-266e71a83c39
doi:10.31577/orgf.2020.27401

Subject:

acceptance of testimony, time sensitivity, reductionism, and non-reductionism

Type:

model:article and TEXT

Format:

bez média and svazek

Description:

Time sensitivity seems to affect our intuitive evaluation of the reasonable risk of fallibility in testimonies. All things being equal, we tend to be less demanding in accepting time sensitive testimonies as opposed to time insensitive testimonies. This paper considers this intuitive response to testimonies as a strategy of acceptance. It argues that the intuitive strategy, which takes time sensitivity into account, is epistemically superior to two adjacent strategies that do not: the undemanding strategy adopted by non-reductionists and the cautious strategy adopted by reductionists. The paper demonstrates that in adopting the intuitive strategy of acceptance, one is likely to form more true beliefs and fewer false beliefs. Also, in following the intuitive strategy, the listener will be fulfilling his epistemic duties more efficiently.

Language:

Slovak

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
policy:public

Coverage:

422-436

Source:

Organon F: filozofický časopis | 2020 Volume:27 | Number:4

Harvested from:

CDK

Metadata only:

false