perception ↔ Thomas Reid

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Thomas Reid is linked to the concept of perception because he treats it as a fundamental faculty for belief-formation [1] and compares its epistemic status to that of testimony [2], [3].

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

claimThomas Reid argued that honesty in speakers and credulity in audiences are natural psychological endowments and are as worthy of reliance in belief-formation as the faculty of perception.

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

claimThomas Reid, a prototype non-reductionist, acknowledged significant disanalogies between beliefs based on perception and beliefs based on testimony.

Epistemological Problems of Testimony plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy 1 fact

perspectiveThomas Reid (1983) argues that whatever reasons exist for considering perception a basic source of justification also apply to testimony as a basic source of justification.