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Epistemic communities are defined by their specialized capacity to achieve and validate knowledge within their domain [1]. These communities utilize shared beliefs to establish the frameworks that define what constitutes knowledge [2], and they rely on mechanisms like testimony and perception to distribute and generate that knowledge among their members [3].
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The Role of Epistemic Communities and Expert Testimonies in ... academia.edu 2 facts
claimEpistemic communities are defined as small groups of individuals who excel in a particular field of interest and possess a higher capacity for achieving knowledge in their domain compared to the average person.
claimShared beliefs within epistemic communities shape normative, causal, and validity frameworks for knowledge.
Epistemology of Testimony | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
claimSome epistemologists view testimony as a mechanism for spreading knowledge rather than creating it, contrasting it with perception, which is viewed as a source of knowledge for the epistemic community as a whole.