RELIABILITY AND KNOWLEDGE IN THE EPISTEMOLOGY OF TESTIMONY

Episteme ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-208
Author(s):  
Jennifer Lackey
Keyword(s):  
Testimonial Knowledge ◽  
Reliable Source ◽  
Epistemology Of Testimony ◽  
Source Of Information

AbstractWhat is at the center of the epistemology of testimony: reliability or knowledge? This is the key question that Elizabeth Fricker takes up in her “How to Make Invidious Distinctions Amongst Reliable Testifiers.” In particular, Fricker argues that there are several important reasons to favor understanding testimonial knowledge in terms of the speaker being a knower rather than merely a reliable source of information. In this short response, I raise problems for Fricker’s view and the arguments put forth to support it. I conclude that contrary to Fricker’s thesis, the epistemology of testimony should focus on speaker reliability rather than knowledge.

Beyond Words: Communication, Truthfulness, and Understanding

Episteme ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Rysiew
Keyword(s):  
Reliable Source ◽  
Epistemology Of Testimony ◽  
Important Argument ◽  
Testimonial Belief ◽  
Source Of Information

ABSTRACTTestimony is an indispensable source of information. Yet, contrary to ‘literalism’, speakers rarely mean just what they say; and even when they do, that itself is something the hearer needs to realize. So, understanding instances of testimony requires more than merely reading others' messages off of the words they utter. Further, a very familiar and theoretically well-entrenched approach to how we arrive at such understanding serves to emphasize, not merely how deeply committed we are to testimony as a reliable source of information, but that epistemological questions about testimonial belief are – perhaps even must be – posterior to such a commitment. This result does not itself dictate any particular views on the epistemology of testimony. However, not only does the failure of literalism not support the view that the justificatory basis of testimony-based beliefs is importantly inferential; it in fact undermines a key premise in one important argument for the view that one needs independent, positive reasons for accepting a given testimonial report. More generally, the present paper illustrates how discussions of the epistemology of testimony might usefully interact with an examination of the epistemology of understanding.

Prawne regulacje pobierania i transplantacji narządów oraz tkanek w ujęciu europejskiej konwencji bioetycznej

2016 ◽  
pp. 52-65
Author(s):  
Patryk Kołodyński ◽  
Paulina Drab
Keyword(s):  
Ex Vivo ◽  
Legal Aspects ◽  
European Convention ◽  
The Public ◽  
Additional Protocol ◽  
The Past ◽  
Reliable Source ◽  
International Legal Order ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Source Of Information

Over the past several years, transplantology has become one of the fastest developing areas of medicine. The reason is, first and foremost, a significant improvement of the results of successful transplants. However, much controversy arouse among the public, on both medical and ethical grounds. The article presents the most important concepts and regulations relating to the collection and transplantation of organs and tissues in the context of the European Convention on Bioethics. It analyses the convention and its additional protocol. The article provides the definition of transplantation and distinguishes its types, taking into account the medical criteria for organ transplants. Moreover, authors explained the issue of organ donation ex vivo and ex mortuo. The European Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine clearly regulates the legal aspects concerning the transplantation and related basic concepts, and therefore provides a reliable source of information about organ transplantation and tissue. This act is a part of the international legal order, which includes the established codification of bioethical standards.

Testimony and Assertion

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Owens
Keyword(s):  
Speech Acts ◽  
Epistemic Norms ◽  
Testimonial Knowledge ◽  
Epistemology Of Testimony ◽  
Ethical Norms

Two models of assertion are described and their epistemological implications considered. The assurance model draws a parallel between the ethical norms surrounding speech acts like promising and the epistemic norms that govern the transmission of testimonial knowledge. This model is rejected in favour of the view that assertion transmits knowledge by (intentionally) expressing belief. The expression of belief is distinguished from the communication of belief. The chapter goes on to compare the epistemology of testimony with the epistemology of memory, arguing that memory and testimony are mechanisms that can preserve the rationality of the belief they transmit without preserving the evidence on which the belief was originally based.

Multiple object positions and how to diagnose them

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lieven Danckaert
Keyword(s):  
Structure Analysis ◽  
Phrase Structure ◽  
Final Part ◽  
Multiple Object ◽  
Reliable Source ◽  
Extended Projection ◽  
Modal Verb ◽  
Source Of Information

This chapter addresses the question of which syntactic environment constitutes the most reliable source of information on variable object placement in Latin. The relevance of this question is illustrated by showing that very different results are obtained when one compares the rate of VO in two different syntactic contexts, namely clauses with a single synthetic verb and clauses with a modal verb and a dependent infinitive. It is argued that the OV/VO alternation is best studied to clauses with more than one verb, as in such clauses, more object positions can be unambiguously identified. The final part of the chapter is devoted to the phrase structure analysis of clauses with the modals possum ‘be able’ and debeo ‘have to’. These structures are argued to constitute monoclausal domains, in which the modals are raising predicates that originate in functional heads in the extended projection of lexical verbs.

Sui testi romanzi medievali in grafia greca come fonte di informazione linguistica

2017 ◽  
Vol 133 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Maggiore
Keyword(s):  
Language Contact ◽  
Southern Italy ◽  
Romance Languages ◽  
13Th Century ◽  
Medieval Romance ◽  
Cultural Traditions ◽  
Reliable Source ◽  
Greek Alphabet ◽  
Source Of Information

AbstractMedieval Romance texts in the Greek alphabet are generally considered a very reliable source of information about spoken vernacular varieties, mainly due to the intrinsic independence of their writers from the Latin graphic tradition. Nevertheless, as first observed by Alberto Varvaro and Anna Maria Compagna in 1983, these valuable documents, like any other kind of written evidence, are not immune from some degree of conventionality. This paper will focus on the problems raised by the codification of Romance languages in the Greek alphabet, which requires the study of multilingualism, language contact and coexistence of different (written and oral) cultural traditions. Exemplification will come from Italo-Romance texts produced in Sicily and Southern Italy before 1500, but also from texts of other Romance areas like the Gallo-Romance 13th Century

scholarly journals What does YouTube® say about schizophrenia: Is it a reliable source of information?

2022 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aybeniz CİVAN KAHVE ◽  
Gonca AŞUT ◽  
Hasan KAYA ◽  
Yunus HACIMUSALAR
Keyword(s):  
Reliable Source ◽  
Source Of Information

scholarly journals Operasi Tangkap Tangan (OTT) Tinjauan Berdasarkan KUHAP Dan Undang Undang Nomor 30 Tahun 2002 Tentang Komisi Pemberantasan Korupsi (KPK)

Corruptio ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Frisca Tyara M Fanhar
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Procedure ◽  
Legal Basis ◽  
Administration System ◽  
Procedure Code ◽  
Reliable Source ◽  
Standard Operating ◽  
Source Of Information ◽  
The Ideal ◽  
Legal Force

The ambiguity regarding the mechanism and limits of the authority of the arresting operations carried out by the corruption eradication commission raises public assumption that the authority exercised by the corruption eradication commission has violated the law and even violated human rights, namely taking arbitrary actions (unprocedure).The problem in writing this study is How can the legal force of the operation of the corruption eradication commission arrest if viewed from the aspect of the Criminal Procedure Code and Law Number 30 of 2002 Concerning the Corruption Eradication Commission? What are the criteria for an alleged crime using a arrest operation? What is the ideal way for the Corruption Eradication Commission to carry out arrest operations? This study uses a Normative and Empirical Juridical approach. Normative research is carried out on matters that are theoretical principles of law, whereas an empirical approach is carried out to study law in reality. The results of the study found that legal force of the act of arrest operations of the corruption eradication commission if viewed from the aspect of the Criminal Procedure Code and Law Number 30 of 2002 Concerning the Corruption Eradication Commission actually the act of arrest operations of the corruption eradication commission does not have a strong legal basis from the juridical aspects of criminal law. problem of violating the principle of due processof law Criteria for Alleged Crime Using a hand arrest operation due to the type or quality of the target of corruption is not a simple crime and therefore the need for a hand arrest operation, and ideally the commission of asan corruption In carrying out arrest operations, it is necessary to have a good case administration system starting from the stage of collecting data and information that is based on an accurate and reliable source of information, after that conducting an investigation in accordance with the standard operating procedures that have been determined then at the execution stage such as conduct monitoring, undercover, tapping and then the operation of arresting the authority must be in accordance with the legislation. The suggestion that can be done is that the legal basis for Operation of Catching Hands must be immediately included in the article instrument in the corruption eradication commission law so that its authority is not at issue

Photos, Videos, and Other Technology

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ron Astor ◽  
Rami Benbenishty
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
School Safety ◽  
The Public ◽  
Staff Members ◽  
Reliable Source ◽  
The Media ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Speak Up ◽  
Source Of Information

On their own, photos and videos are not a reliable source of information about what is taking place in a school. It’s easy to react emotionally or with outrage to a video of a fight, a child being picked on, or some other display of abuse or wrongdoing. But everyone knows from highly publicized incidents posted on YouTube, Twitter, or other social media sites that photos and videos can be taken out of context. They tell a story, but they don’t tell the whole story. Even so, they can be used by administrators to discern whether the action shown in the photo or video is an isolated incident or could be a symptom of a larger problem. If an alarming photo or video taken at a school is receiving attention from the media, it’s better to talk about it with the school community as soon as possible than to pretend it didn’t happen. Situations like these create an opportunity to examine and share other sources of data about school safety, violence, and victimization. Too often, one incident can cause the public to draw conclusions about a school that are not accurate. That’s why a monitoring system is necessary— to put such an incident in context. Administrators who can refer to other sources of data regarding violence, drug use, or weapons can respond with more confidence when faced with criticism over one incident. As part of a monitoring system, photos, videos and other technology can be used for positive purposes. They allow students who might skip questions on a survey or don’t want to speak up during a focus group to express themselves in a different way. There are many examples of projects in which students are given cameras and microphones and encouraged to express themselves and present their experiences in school through this media. In addition to the individual students benefitting from such experiences, school leaders, staff members, and parents get the opportunity to see the school from the students’ perspectives.

MON-PO549: #Instadiet – can Social Media be a Reliable Source of Information on Nutrition and Dietetics

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. S262
Author(s):  
P. Kabata ◽  
D. Winniczuk-Kabata ◽  
P.M. Kabata ◽  
K. Połom ◽  
J. Jaśkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Reliable Source ◽  
Nutrition And Dietetics ◽  
Source Of Information
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