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Testimonial justification is linked to memory because memory serves as a foundational source of evidence for evaluating the reliability of testimony [1]. Furthermore, testimonial justification is often reduced to other epistemic sources, specifically memory and observation, to establish the credibility of received information [2]. This relationship is underscored by the epistemic subject's reliance on prior knowledge and memory to support the general credibility of testimony [3].
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Epistemology of Testimony | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
quoteTomoji Shogenji states: "[B]y the time the epistemic subject is in possession of testimonial evidence by interpreting people’s utterances, her belief in the general credibility of their testimony is well supported. For, unless the hypothesis that testimony is generally credible is true, the epistemic subject is unable to interpret utterances and hence has no testimonial evidence. … The unintelligibility of testimony without general credibility is … not an objection to reductionism about testimonial justification, but a consequence of the dual role of the observation used for interpretation—the observation confirms the interpretation of utterances and the credibility of testimony at the same time. … [E]ven a young child’s trust in testimony can be justified by her own perception and memory. In order for people’s utterances to be testimonial evidence for her, the child must have interpreted the utterances, but the kind of experience that allows her to interpret the utterances is also the kind of experience that supports the general credibility of testimony."
Social Epistemology – Introduction to Philosophy - Rebus Press press.rebus.community 1 fact
claimTestimonial justification reduces to other forms of justification, such as observation and memory, because testimony is only considered evidence when supported by inductive evidence.
Epistemological Problems of Testimony plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
claimReductionists argue that testimonial justification depends entirely on features related to the hearer, such as the hearer's perception of the speaker, the hearer's memory of testimony reliability, and the hearer's inference that the speaker's statement is likely true.