perception ↔ epistemology

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Perception is a foundational source of knowledge within epistemology, serving as a primary mechanism for justifying beliefs [1] and [2], while also being a subject of debate regarding its role in the transmission of testimony [3].

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Epistemology - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org Wikipedia 1 fact

claimEpistemology includes a view that a belief is justified if it is formed through a reliable belief formation process, such as perception.

Social Epistemology - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1 fact

claimReductionism in epistemology is the view that the justification of beliefs derived from testimony can be reduced to justifications provided by other sources such as perception, memory, and induction.

Epistemology of Testimony | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1 fact

perspectiveConservatives in epistemology argue that transforming testimony into perception is not epistemically innocent because anthropomorphizing sense faculties introduces human agency, while treating a testifier as a perceptual device removes it.